Shiva Keshavan Books Place at 2018 Winter Olympics - JPKee.com

New Delhi: In a heart-warming piece of news in a lesser talked-about sport called luge, the unsung Indian Olympic hero Shiva Keshavan qualified for the Winter Olympics. This is the sixth time that the luger will take part in the Games. The next Olympics will be held in South Korea next year.

The three-time Asian Cup gold medallist luger needed five necessary points to achieve the qualification standard for next year’s mega-event and he managed to achieve that at the ongoing World Cup in Austria.

Competing in the Viessmann Luge World Cup on Sunday, Keshavan, the current Asian Champion, finished 23rd out of 57 athletes with a time difference of 0.701s from the winner.

“I am very happy that I have fulfilled the Olympic criteria, I still have to participate in the next five compulsory races but I am relieved that the pressure for getting the World Cup points is over and I can push myself to take more risks and get closer to the leaderboard,” a delighted Keshavan said in a statement. “Thrilled to announce that I have achieved the minimum 5 points for Olympic selection in the very first of five qualification races! Thank you for your support and keep following the next four weeks of World Cups,” he later wrote on his Facebook page. (With PTI inputs)

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Author - Vikash Kumar