India competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.
India competed in two sports (six disciplines). The Indian team consisted of 27 athletes (16 men and 11 women).
Competitors The following table lists the Indian delegation per sport and gender. Sport Men Women TotalAlpine skiing459Cross-country skiing235Figure skating213Short track speed skating516Snowboarding101Speed skating213 Total 1611 27
Alpine skiing
India's alpine skiing team consisted of nine athletes (four men and five women).
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHimanshu ThakurSlalom59.8117DNFHira Lal1:01.39201:05.84162:07.2317Arif Khan58.5915DNFVineet SharmaDNFHimanshu ThakurGiant Slalom1:17.3517DNFHira Lal1:18.38201:21.53192:39.9118Arif KhanDNFVineet Sharma1:24.17271:27.65252:51.8225 Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAanchal ThakurSlalom1:06.6320DNFVarsha Devi1:11.7722DNFSandhya1:18.59231:33.39212:51.9820Preeti Dimri1:22.89261:35.92222:58.8122Aanchal ThakurGiant Slalom1:29.05161:27.29172:56.3416Varsha Devi1:40.51201:37.06193:17.5719Sandhya1:41.65211:32.72183:14.3718Gayatri Devi2:11.6427DNF
Cross-country skiing
India's cross-country team consisted of five athletes (three men and two women).
Men Athlete EventTimeRankMohamed Iliyas10Km Classical36:13.818Jagdish Singh36:48.419Mohamed Iliyas15Km Freestyle51:24.218Jagdish Singh50:22.017Mohamed Iliyas30Km Freestyle Mass start1:41:08.717Jagdish Singh1:36:43.516 Women Athlete EventTimeRankSarla Thakur5Km ClassicalDNFNisha Devi36:03.619Vikas Rana37:49.120Sarla Thakur10Km Freestyle1:19:22.223Nisha Devi1:06:30.220Vikas Rana1:15:20.821Sarla Thakur15Km Freestyle Mass startDNSNisha DeviDNSVikas RanaDNS
Figure skating
India's figure skating team consisted of three athletes (two male and one female). This was the first time India took part in the ice dancing competition. Notably, the ice dancing pair had only practiced for 8 days before competing, a potential cause in them finishing well behind the other teams.
Athlete(s) Event// Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankNikhil Pingle Men's17.3021 41.742159.0421Aldrin Mathew / Anup Kumar YamaIce dancing10.18 7 21.10 7 31.28 7
Short track speed skating
India entered a team of six athletes in short track speed skating (5 men and 1 woman).
Men AthleteEventHeatQFSFFTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAkash Aradhya500 m45.4574Did Not AdvanceSudhir Sohan Tarkar47.7363Did Not AdvanceRaghvendra Gundami 47.7365Did Not AdvanceAkash Aradhya1000 m1:40.3754Did Not AdvanceRaghvendra Gundami 1:43.2395Did Not AdvanceAshwin Calen Dsilva1:39.5624Did Not AdvanceAshwin Calen Dsilva1500 m2:49.9675NADid Not AdvanceSudhir Sohan Tarkar2:36.2723 QNANo TimeDid Not AdvanceOmkar Yograj3:11.4705NADid Not AdvanceAshwin Calen Dsilva Sudhir Sohan Tarkar
Omkar Yograj
Akash Aradhya
Raghvendra Gundami 5000 m Relay7:55.1593 qPenalty (DQ)No RankDid Not Advance
Women AthleteEventHeatQFSFFTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankVarsha Puranik500 m54.4453Did Not Advance1000 m1:52.4873Did Not Advance1500 m 2:55.4044NADid Not Advance
Snowboarding
India's snowboarding team consisted of one male athlete.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAvtar SinghMen's giant slalom 1:13.59 20 1:04.00 18 2:17.5918Men's slalom 1:04.7121 52.84 17 1:57.55 17
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventTimeRankVishwaraj Jadeja500 m41:2419Stephen Paul Kilari38:0317Vishwaraj Jadeja1000 m1:22.5520Stephen Paul Kilari1:15.7518Vishwaraj Jadeja1500 m2:08.4819Stephen Paul Kilari2:01.3217Vishwaraj Jadeja5000 m7:44.311110000 m15:49.388Mass StartDQ Women AthleteEventTimeRankShruti Kotwal500 m45.51161000 m1:35.99191500 m2:42.4817
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