At Asian Luge Championship Shiva Keshavan Has Won Silver Medal

At the 2015 Asian Luge Championship held in Nagano, Japan veteran Indian luger Shiva Keshavan has won a silver medal. The first place was claimed by Japan՚s Hidenari Kanayama and the third by South Korea՚s Dong Hyeon Kim in this edition of championship, the first place was.

  • The race was closely contested by athletes and was conducted in two heats.
  • A mere 2⟋10th of a second behind is in the first heat Shiva Keshavan, but in the second heat minor technical snags cost him the gold medal.
  • Luge is one of the three Olympic sliding sports.
  • Since 1964, it is the fastest and most dangerous sports on ice and is part of Winter Olympic program.

About Shiva Keshavan:

  • He was born on 25th August 1981.
  • Shiva had won two gold, silver and two bronze medals for India has won by the previous editions of the event.
  • Shiva Keshavan set a new Asian speed record at 134.3 km⟋h (83.5 mph) after beating the previous record of 131.9 km⟋h (82.0 mph) and won gold medal in Asia Cup 2011 at Nagano in Japan.
  • He set a new Asian track record at 49.590 seconds in 2012.

Examrace Team at Aug 22, 2021