Independent Olympic Participants at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Independent Olympic Participants at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code IOP
NOC Indian Olympic Association
Website www.olympic.ind.in
in Sochi, Russia
Competitors 3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Volunteer – Olympic flag (opening)[1]
Himanshu Thakur (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 India

Three athletes represented India at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. They initially entered the competition as Independent Olympic Participants, competing under the Olympic flag, as the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended by the IOC since 2012.[3][4] However, on 11 February 2014 the IOC reinstated the India's NOC after they held an election, allowing the two athletes that still had competitions planned to compete under the Indian flag rather than as independent athletes.[5] India still has yet to win its first Winter Olympic medal.

Background

India's National Olympic Committee, the Indian Olympic Association, was suspended by the International Olympic Committee due to government interference in the autonomy of the country's NOC in December 2012.[6] It was announced on 31 December 2013 that India would be competing under the Olympic flag in Sochi. Elections by the Indian Olympic Association were scheduled two days after the opening ceremony, which would not provide enough time for the suspension to be lifted.[7] The IOC ultimately reinstated the Indian Olympic Association after Narayana Ramachandran, the president of the World Squash Federation, was voted in as its new president. The remaining athletes at the Sochi Games were able to compete for India instead of independently; this was the first time such a reinstatement of an NOC occurred as an Olympic Games were underway.[5]

Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, India had one athlete in qualification position.[8] Himanshu Thakur finished the giant slalom competition in last place out of the competitors who finished the race.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Himanshu Thakur[4] Men's giant slalom 1:47.86 71 1:49.69 72 3:37.55 72

Cross-country skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, India had one athlete in qualification position.[8] Iqbal became the first athlete from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the Winter Olympics.[10] Iqbal finished the race in 85th position (out of 87 competitors who completed the race) nearly 17 minutes behind the winner Dario Cologna of Switzerland.[11]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Nadeem Iqbal[10] Men's 15 km classical 55:12.5 +16:42.8 85

Luge

Shiva Keshavan finished 37th in the men's singles luge event.

India qualified a place in the men's singles when Shiva Keshavan finished in the top 40 (with a maximum of three per nation qualifying) during the 2013–14 Luge World Cup. As Keshavan performed during the first weekend of the Games, he competed as an "Independent Olympic Participant". Keshavan finished the four runs of the event in 37th position out of 39, marking his worst ever performance at the Winter Olympics.[12]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Shiva Keshavan Men's singles 53.905 35 55.203 38 54.706 37 53.335 34 3:37.149 37

References

  1. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony — Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Three Indians to take part in Sochi Winter Games". The Times of India. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "International Olympic Committee reinstates India at Sochi after ban - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  6. ↑ "IOC bans India from Olympics". CBC Sports. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sochi Games: Four Indian skiers to go as independent athletes". Zee news. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "India end 2014 Winter Olympics campaign as skier Himanshu Thakur finishes last". Reuters. Sochi, Russia: NDTV. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Nadeem first soldier from J&K to qualify for Winter Olympics". Times of India. Srinagar, India. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sochi 2014: Cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal finishes 85th in men's 15km classic run event at Winter Olympics". Press Trust of India. Sochi, Russia: NDTV. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sochi 2014: India's Shiva Keshavan registers worst Winter Olympics performance, finishes 37th". Press Trust of India. Sochi, Russia: NDTV. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

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