Pakistani skier Mohammad Abbas became the first man in the countrys history to qualify for the the Winter Olympics, to be held from Feb 12 in Vancouver, Canada.
Abbas was part of a group of eight Pakistani skiers that undertook a nine-week advanced training-cum-competition tour of Europe early last year in a bid to earn points and qualification for the Winter Olympics. A skier automatically qualifies for the Winter Olympics if he has an average of 120 Federation de International Skiing points, something which was expected of at least half the team but only Abbas could manage.
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