India at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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]

India at the
2018 Winter Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympic.ind.in
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Shiva Keshavan (opening)[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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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