Jagdish Singh (born 1 July 1991) is an Indian
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
, who represented
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
at
2018 Winter Olympics
, nations = 93
, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
, winte ...
in
PyeongChang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
. He competed in
men's 15 km freestyle cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
. He qualified in the Olympics for the first time.
Career
Singh joined the
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...
in 2011. He received his training from Indian Army's
High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in
Gulmarg,
Jammu & Kashmir.
He qualified in the 2018 Winter Olympics by securing just one point above the qualification mark, during an event in
Finland
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.
There was a bit controversy during appointment of his coach, however, just before the event, HAWS recommended
Nadeem Iqbal
Nadeem Iqbal (born 3 April 1983) is a cross-country skier. He was born in Rajouri a district in the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.
Iqbal competed for India at the 2014 Winter Olympics in ...
, a former winter Olympian, as his coach.
2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics results
See also
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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.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participat ...
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Skiers from Uttarakhand
Indian male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of India
Indian Army personnel
Cross-country skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games