Jagdish Singh (skier) explained

Jagdish Singh
Birth Date:1 July 1991
Birth Place:Uttarakhand, India
Occupation:Indian Army, Athlete[1]
Sport:Cross-country skiing
Event:Men's 15 km freestyle
Club:Army High Altitude Warfare School, India[2]
Coach:Nadeem Iqbal

Jagdish Singh (born 1 July 1991) is an Indian cross-country skier, who represented India at 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He competed in men's 15 km freestyle cross-country skiing. He qualified in the Olympics for the first time.[3] [4]

Career

Singh joined the Indian Army in 2011. He received his training from Indian Army's High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir.[5] [6] He qualified in the 2018 Winter Olympics by securing just one point above the qualification mark, during an event in Finland.[7] There was a bit controversy during appointment of his coach, however, just before the event, HAWS recommended Nadeem Iqbal, a former winter Olympian, as his coach.[8]

2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics results

!Year!Age !Venue !Event !Position !Time !Deficit
201826PyeongChang,South Korea15 km freestyle103rd43:00.3+9:16.4

See also

References

  1. Web site: Cross-Country Skiing Athlete Profile: Jagdish SINGH - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228031838/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n3071191-jagdish-singh.htm. 28 February 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Cross-Country Skiing Athlete Profile: Jagdish SINGH - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228031838/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n3071191-jagdish-singh.htm. 28 February 2018. dead.
  3. News: Shiva Keshavan, Jagdish Singh to represent India at Winter Olympics. 2018-02-02. Hindustan Times. 2018-02-09. en.
  4. News: Keshavan, Jagdish to represent India in Winter Olympics - Times of India. The Times of India. 2018-02-09.
  5. News: Meet India's Winter Olympian – Cross Country Skier Jagdish Singh. The Quint. 2018-02-09. en.
  6. News: 2018 Winter Olympics: All You Need to Know About Two Indian Participants – Shiva Keshavan, Jagdish Singh. Rachit.Kanaujia. 2018-02-08. India.com. 2018-02-09. en.
  7. News: Jagdish Singh books India rare Winter Olympics berth. 2018-02-03. WION. 2018-02-09.
  8. News: Flag-bearer Shiva Keshavan leads Indian contingent at Winter Olympics. Press Trust of India. Scroll.in. 2018-02-09. en-US.

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