Shiva Keshavan Wins Gold In Asian Luge Championships

Published on December 02, 2017
India's Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan won a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championships at Altenberg, Germany. 
Shiva Keshavan Wins Gold In Asian Luge Championships
  • He was the sole Indian participant and defending Asian champion retained his title with a time of 55.60 seconds.
  • Shiva was followed by Lien Te-An of Taiwan (56.12 seconds) and Kim Dong Kyu of Korea (56.50 seconds) who bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively.
  • Keshavan will represent India at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Sliding Centre at Pyeongchang in South Korea for his record sixth Olympics.
  • A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. 

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