India_at_the_2017_Asian_Winter_Games

India at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Sporting event delegation

India competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.^[1]^[2]

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Quick Facts India at the 2017 Asian Winter Games, IOC code ...

India at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

IOC code	IND
NOC	Indian Olympic Association
in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26
Competitors	27 in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Opening Ceremony Akash Aradhya, Speed Skating, Himanshu Thakur (Closing Ceremony)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Winter Games appearances
1986 1990 1996 1999 2003 2007 2011 2017

India competed in two sports (six disciplines).^[3] The Indian team consists of 27 athletes (16 men and 11 women).

Competitors

The following table lists the Indian delegation per sport and gender.

More information Sport, Men ...

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	4	5	9
Cross-country skiing	2	3	5
Figure skating	2	1	3
Short track speed skating	5	1	6
Snowboarding	1	0	1
Speed skating	2	1	3
Total	16	11	27

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

India's alpine skiing team consists of nine athletes (four men and five women).^[4]^[5]

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Himanshu Thakur	Slalom^[6]	59.81	17	DNF
Hira Lal		1:01.39	20	1:05.84	16	2:07.23	17
Arif Khan		58.59	15	DNF
Vineet Sharma		DNF
Himanshu Thakur	Giant Slalom^[7]	1:17.35	17	DNF
Hira Lal		1:18.38	20	1:21.53	19	2:39.91	18
Arif Khan		DNF
Vineet Sharma		1:24.17	27	1:27.65	25	2:51.82	25

Women

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aanchal Thakur	Slalom^[8]	1:06.63	20	DNF
Varsha Devi		1:11.77	22	DNF
Sandhya		1:18.59	23	1:33.39	21	2:51.98	20
Preeti Dimri		1:22.89	26	1:35.92	22	2:58.81	22
Aanchal Thakur	Giant Slalom^[9]	1:29.05	16	1:27.29	17	2:56.34	16
Varsha Devi		1:40.51	20	1:37.06	19	3:17.57	19
Sandhya		1:41.65	21	1:32.72	18	3:14.37	18
Gayatri Devi		2:11.64	27	DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

India's cross-country team consists of five athletes (three men and two women).^[5]

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Mohamed Iliyas	10Km Classical^[10]	36:13.8	18
Jagdish Singh	10Km Classical^[10]	36:48.4	19
Mohamed Iliyas	15Km Freestyle^[11]	51:24.2	18
Jagdish Singh	15Km Freestyle^[11]	50:22.0	17
Mohamed Iliyas	30Km Freestyle Mass start^[12]	1:41:08.7	17
Jagdish Singh	30Km Freestyle Mass start^[12]	1:36:43.5	16

Women

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Sarla Thakur	5Km Classical^[13]	DNF
Nisha Devi		36:03.6	19
Vikas Rana		37:49.1	20
Sarla Thakur	10Km Freestyle^[14]	1:19:22.2	23
Nisha Devi		1:06:30.2	20
Vikas Rana		1:15:20.8	21
Sarla Thakur	15Km Freestyle Mass start^[15]	DNS
Nisha Devi		DNS
Vikas Rana		DNS

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

India's figure skating team consisted of three athletes (two male and one female). For the first time, India took part in the ice dancing competition.^[16] The ice dancing pair had only practiced for 8 days before competing, which resulted in them finishing well back of the other teams.^[17]

More information Athlete(s), Event ...

Athlete(s)	Event	SP/SD		FS/FD		Total
Athlete(s)	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nikhil Pingle	Men's^[18]	17.30	21	41.74	21	59.04	21
Aldrin Mathew / Anup Kumar Yama	Ice dancing^[19]	10.18	7	21.10	7	31.28	7

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

India entered a team of six athletes in short track speed skating (5 men and 1 woman).

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Heat		QF		SF		F
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Akash Aradhya	500 m^[20]	45.457	4	Did Not Advance
Sudhir Sohan Tarkar		47.736	3	Did Not Advance
Raghvendra Gundami		47.736	5	Did Not Advance
Akash Aradhya	1000 m^[21]	1:40.375	4	Did Not Advance
Raghvendra Gundami		1:43.239	5	Did Not Advance
Ashwin Calen Dsilva		1:39.562	4	Did Not Advance
Ashwin Calen Dsilva	1500 m^[22] ^[23]	2:49.967	5	NA		Did Not Advance
Sudhir Sohan Tarkar		2:36.272	3 Q	NA		No Time		Did Not Advance
Omkar Yograj		3:11.470	5	NA		Did Not Advance
Ashwin Calen Dsilva Sudhir Sohan Tarkar Omkar Yograj Akash Aradhya Raghvendra Gundami	5000 m Relay^[24] ^[25]	7:55.159	3 q	Penalty (DQ)	No Rank	Did Not Advance

Women

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Heat		QF		SF		F
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Varsha Puranik	500 m^[26]	54.445	3	Did Not Advance
	1000 m^[27]	1:52.487	3	Did Not Advance
	1500 m^[28]	2:55.404	4	NA		Did Not Advance

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

India's snowboarding team consists of one male athlete.^[5]

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Avtar Singh	Men's giant slalom^[29]	1:13.59	20	1:04.00	18	2:17.59	18
Avtar Singh	Men's slalom^[30]	1:04.71	21	52.84	17	1:57.55	17

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Vishwaraj Jadeja^[31]	500 m^[32]	41:24	19
Stepher Paul Kilari	500 m^[32]	38:03	17
Vishwaraj Jadeja	1000 m^[33]	1:22.55	20
Stepher Paul Kilari	1000 m^[33]	1:15.75	18
Vishwaraj Jadeja	1500 m^[34]	2:08.48	19
Stepher Paul Kilari	1500 m^[34]	2:01.32	17
Vishwaraj Jadeja	5000 m^[35]	7:44.31	11
	10000 m^[36]	15:49.38	8
	Mass Start^[37]	DQ

Women

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Shruti Nitin Kotwal^[38]	500 m^[39]	45.51	16
	1000 m^[40]	1:35.99	19
	1500 m^[41]	2:42.48	17

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