Muhammad Karim (skier)

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| birth_place = Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan

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Muhammad Karim (born May 1, 1995[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=180531&type=result FIS Biography]) is an alpine skier from Pakistan. He became the second Pakistani to participate in a Winter Olympics when he competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He participated in the slalom and giant slalom events and got a rank of 71 in the giant slalom.{{cite news |date=8 April 2013 |title=Pakistan ski team qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/801057/pakistan-ski-team-qualify-for-2014-winter-olympics |newspaper=Dawn |access-date=18 January 2014 }}{{cite web|title=Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/asianet/130409/pakistani-skiers-qualify-olympic-winter-games-2014|work=Global Post|access-date=31 May 2013}}{{cite news |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=29 December 2013 |title=Pakistan may miss Winter Olympics 2014 |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/651980/pakistan-may-miss-winter-olympics-2014/ |newspaper=The Express Tribune |access-date=18 January 2014}}{{cite news |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=31 January 2014 |title=Karim to represent Pakistan in Winter Olympics |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/665973/karim-to-represent-pakistan-in-winter-olympics/ |newspaper=The Express Tribune |access-date=31 January 2014}} He also competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. He participated in the giant slalom and secured a rank of 72.

Career

Karim made his debut in the 2011 South Asian Winter Games held in India. During the 2013/2014 season, he participated in FIS events held in Iran and Turkey. His best finishes were 13th in giant slalom and 18th in Slalom.

=2014 Winter Olympics=

Karim placed 71st out of 109 athletes in the giant slalom event at the Sochi Olympics with a time of 3:27.41[http://www.sochi2014.com/en/alpine-skiing-men-s-giant-slalom-2nd-run Giant slalom] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319222954/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/alpine-skiing-men-s-giant-slalom-2nd-run |date=2014-03-19 }} Sochi Olympics Official website. Retrieved 19 February 2014

=2017 Asian Winter Games=

In 2017, he was named to Pakistan's Asian Winter Games team.{{cite news |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=11 February 2017 |title=Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1323835/jan-dominates-army-clinch-ski-championship/|newspaper=The Express Tribune|location=Karachi, Pakistan |access-date=11 February 2017 }}

=2018 Winter Olympics=

Karim ranked 72 in the giant slalom event at the PyeongChang Olympics with a time of 2:54.04.{{cite news |date=18 February 2018|title=Men's Giant Slalom results |url=https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/alpine-skiing/results-men-s-giant-slalom-fnl-000200-.htm|access-date=18 February 2018 }}

=2022 Winter Olympics=

Karim competed in the slalom event at the Beijing Olympics and recorded a {{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/128249 |title=Muhammad Karim |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=6 December 2023}}