India at the 2018 Winter Olympics

India at the
2018 Winter Olympics
IOC code IND
NOC Indian Olympic Association
Website www.olympic.ind.in
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors 2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Shiva Keshavan (opening)[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

India competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The Indian team consisted of two male athletes competing in two sports.[2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the delegation per sport.

SportMenWomenTotal
Cross-country skiing 101
Luge 101
Total202

Cross-country skiing

India qualified one male cross-country skier, Jagdish Singh.[3]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Jagdish Singh Men's 15 km freestyle 43:00.3 +9:16.4 103

Luge

Shiva Keshavan qualified in men's singles by being ranked in the top 38 of the 2017–18 Luge World Cup standings.[4] Keshavan qualified for his sixth Winter Olympics in the sport.[5] This will be Keshavan's final Olympics appearance as an athlete.[6]

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 50.578 36 48.710 31 48.900 30 Eliminated 2:28.188 34

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Ghosh, Soumo (25 January 2018). "Winter Olympics 2018: Shiva Keshavan and Jagdish Singh make up two-man contingent for India". www.sportskeeda.com/. Sports Keeda. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Overall scores Men". International Luge Federation (FIL). Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Indian luger Shiva Keshavan set for 6th Olympics". Associated Press. New York City, New York, USA. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Bhatt, Gaurav (14 January 2018). "Shiva Keshavan: India's lion in winter". The Indian Express. Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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