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Abbas finished more than 42 seconds behind the winner Carlo Janka of Switzerland but ahead of a San Marino skier and India’s Jamyang Namgial in the Men’s Giant Slalom category at the Whistler Creekside.
KARACHI: Pakistan’s first Winter Olympian returned home on Wednesday to a warm welcome after participating in the 2010 Vancouver Games.
Skier Muhammad Abbas, who participated in the Men’s Giant Slalom event at the Games returned to Karachi late Wednesday after making history for his country.
A small, enthusiastic crowd had gathered at the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport to greet the 24-year-old from Naltar, a mountain village in Pakistan’s north.
Abbas said he felt immense pride on becoming Pakistan’s first Winter Olympian and was looking forward to participating in the next Winter Olympics in Turin in 2014.
Abbas finished more than 42 seconds behind the winner Carlo Janka of Switzerland but ahead of a San Marino skier and India’s Jamyang Namgial in the Men’s Giant Slalom category at the Whistler Creekside.
He finished 14.34 seconds ahead of last-ranked Jamyang Namgial of India and 5.18 seconds ahead of second last-ranked Marino Cardelli of San Marino.
