Olympic Winter Games 2018 / Participant (India)

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At the 2018 Winter Olympics , India participated with two athletes in two disciplines. It was the tenth participation of an Indian team in the Winter Olympics since it first took part in 1964 .

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony on February 9th was the luge athlete and six-time Olympian Shiva Keshavan .

Participants by sport

Luge

For the sixth time already, Shiva Keshavan - the only Indian luge in Olympic history - took part in the winter games. The “fastest man in India” was again without a chance for a medal in the single-seater and after three runs could not qualify for the 4th run of the top 20. Ultimately, he finished the competition in 34th place (out of 40).

Surname	competition	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		total
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Men
Shiva Keshavan	Single seater	50.578 s	36	48.710 s	31	48,900 s	30th	eliminated		2: 28.188 min	34

Cross-country skiing

As only the fourth Indian cross-country skier in Olympic history, Jagdish Singh took part in the 15-kilometer Free Style run on February 16, 2018. He finished the race in 103rd place, more than nine minutes behind the victorious Swiss Dario Cologna .

Surname	competition	time	rank
Men
Jagdish Singh	15 km of free style	43: 00.3 min	103

Web links

• India on the official site of the games

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shiva Keshavan carries flag for India one last time at 2018 Winter Olympics. In: hindustantimes.com. February 9, 2018, accessed February 16, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Pyeongchang 2018: India's Shiva Keshavan finishes 34th in men's singles luge event at sixth and last Olympics. In: firstpost.com. February 11, 2018, accessed February 16, 2018 . 
3. ^ Luge, Men's Singles, Run 3 - Results. (PDF) In: PyeongChang2018.com. February 11, 2018, accessed on February 16, 2018 (English, p. 4). 
4. ↑ Jagdish Singh ends 103rd in cross-country, India's 2018 Winter Olympics campaign over. In: hindustantimes.com. February 16, 2018, accessed February 16, 2018 .