India at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Three athletes from India qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia held between 7 and 23 February 2014. They initially entered the competition as Independent Olympic Participants due to the ongoing suspension of India's national olympic committee (NOC), the Indian Olympic Association since 2012.[2][3] However, on 11 February 2014, the IOC reinstated India's NOC, allowing two athletes, Himanshu Thakur and Nadeem Iqbal, who still had pending events to compete under the Indian flag.

India at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in Sochi, Russia
7–23 February 2014
Competitors2 (2 men) in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Did not participate
Flag bearer (closing)Himanshu Thakur[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Independent Olympic Participants (2014)

Background

India's National Olympic Committee, the Indian Olympic Association, was suspended by the International Olympic Committee due to government interference in the autonomy of the country's NOC in December 2012.[4] It was announced on 31 December 2013 that India would be competing under the Olympic flag in Sochi. Elections by the Indian Olympic Association were scheduled two days after the opening ceremony, which would not provide enough time for the suspension to be lifted.[5] The IOC ultimately reinstated the Indian Olympic Association on 11 February after Narayana Ramachandran, the president of the World Squash Federation, was voted in as its new president. While Shiva Keshavan had already competed in his events as an Independent Olympic Participant at 2014 Olympics, Himanshu Thakur and Nadeem Iqbal, who still had their events pending were able to compete for India; this was the first time such a reinstatement of a NOC occurred as an Olympic Games were underway.[6]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the delegation per sport.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Cross-country skiing 101
Total202

Alpine skiing
Further information: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, India had one athlete in qualification position.[7] Himanshu Thakur eventually competed under the Indian flag and finished the giant slalom competition in last place out of the competitors who finished the race.[8]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Himanshu Thakur[3] Men's giant slalom 1:47.86 71 1:49.69 72 3:37.55 72

Cross-country skiing
Further information: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, India had one athlete in qualification position.[7] Nadeem Iqbal became the first athlete from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the Winter Olympics.[9] Iqbal eventually competed under the Indian flag and finished the race in 85th position (out of 87 competitors who completed the race) nearly 17 minutes behind the winner Dario Cologna of Switzerland.[10]

Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Nadeem Iqbal[9] Men's 15 km classical 55:12.5 +16:42.8 85

References
  1. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. "Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. "Three Indians to take part in Sochi Winter Games". The Times of India. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. "IOC bans India from Olympics". CBC Sports. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. "Sochi Games: Four Indian skiers to go as independent athletes". Zee news. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. "International Olympic Committee reinstates India at Sochi after ban - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  7. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. "India end 2014 Winter Olympics campaign as skier Himanshu Thakur finishes last". Reuters. Sochi, Russia: NDTV. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  9. "Nadeem first soldier from J&K to qualify for Winter Olympics". Times of India. Srinagar, India. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  10. "Sochi 2014: Cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal finishes 85th in men's 15km classic run event at Winter Olympics". Press Trust of India. Sochi, Russia: NDTV. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

Independent Olympic participants

India

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