India competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2]
| 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 |
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| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
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.
| 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
India's alpine skiing team consists of nine athletes (four men and five women).[4][5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
India's cross-country team consists of five athletes (three men and two women).[5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Iliyas | 10Km Classical[10] | 36:13.8 | 18 |
| Jagdish Singh | 36:48.4 | 19 | |
| Mohamed Iliyas | 15Km Freestyle[11] | 51:24.2 | 18 |
| Jagdish Singh | 50:22.0 | 17 | |
| Mohamed Iliyas | 30Km Freestyle Mass start[12] | 1:41:08.7 | 17 |
| Jagdish Singh | 1:36:43.5 | 16 |
Women
| 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
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]
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/SD | FS/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
India entered a team of six athletes in short track speed skating (5 men and 1 woman).
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | QF | SF | F | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Athlete | Event | Heat | QF | SF | F | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
India's snowboarding team consists of one male athlete.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Men's slalom[30] | 1:04.71 | 21 | 52.84 | 17 | 1:57.55 | 17 | |
Speed skating
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwaraj Jadeja[31] | 500 m[32] | 41:24 | 19 |
| Stepher Paul Kilari | 38:03 | 17 | |
| Vishwaraj Jadeja | 1000 m[33] | 1:22.55 | 20 |
| Stepher Paul Kilari | 1:15.75 | 18 | |
| Vishwaraj Jadeja | 1500 m[34] | 2:08.48 | 19 |
| Stepher Paul Kilari | 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
| 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 |