Iran at the 2022 Winter Olympics explained

Iran competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.^{[1] [2]}

Iran's team consisted of two athletes (one men and one woman) competing in alpine skiing disciplines^[3] and cross-country skiing. On January 23, 2022, alpine skiers Atefeh Ahmadi and Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki were named as the Iranian flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^{[4] [5] [6]} Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.^{[7] [8]}

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

width=140	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross country skiing	1	0	1
Total	2	1	3

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male and one female alpine skier.^[9] On 10 February 2022, Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki became the first athlete to provide a positive test for doping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and did not compete in any events.^[10]

Cross-country skiing

See main article: article, Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male cross-country skier.^[11]

Distance

Notes and References

1. Web site: NOCs List Beijing 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127022631/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/listed-nocs.htm. dead.
2. News: 4 February 2022. Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list. The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 16 February 2022.
3. News: 16 January 2022. Iran to send three skiers to 2022 Winter Olympics. Tehran Times. Tehran, Iran. 16 January 2022.
4. News: 23 January 2022. معرفی پرچمداران المپیک زمستانی و هدیه سفیر چین به ایران+عکس. Introducing the flagships of the Winter Olympics and the gift of the Chinese ambassador to Iran. Persian. Fars News Agency. Tehran, Iran. 26 January 2022.
5. Web site: Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 4 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022.
6. Web site: Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony. 4 February 2022. www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 8 February 2022. 9 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209010434/https://www.ocasia.org/news/2719-asian-noc-flagbearers-for-beijing-2022-opening-ceremony.html. dead.
7. Web site: Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 20 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022.
8. Web site: Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 closing ceremony. 20 February 2022. www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 21 February 2022.
9. Web site: ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022. 15 June 2021. www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 3 July 2021. 12 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412203016/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022. dead.
10. Web site: Winter Olympics: Iranian first to test positive for doping in Beijing. BBC Sport. 10 February 2022.
11. Web site: CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022. 15 June 2021. www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 3 July 2021. 28 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210528152302/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/cc/2022. dead.