India competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This was India's third appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having made its last appearance in 2016.
| India at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Sahil Thakur |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Snigdha Raju Kucharlapati |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Indian team consisted of one male alpine skier.[1][2][3][4] Alpine skier Sahil Thakur was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[5]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alpine skiing edit
India qualified one male alpine skier.[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sahil Thakur | Giant slalom | 1:04.67 | 62 | 57.85 | 47 | 2:02.52 | 47 |
| Slalom | 1:07.14 | 61 | DNF | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (18 January 2024). "Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024, Gangwon: Sahil Thakur only Indian in fray - alpine skiing schedule". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Sriram, Siddarth (20 January 2024). "Himachal Skier Sahil Thakur Lone Indian in Winter Youth Olympic Games in Korea". News18 India. New Delhi, India. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Asia will be represented by 18 NOCs at Winter YOG Gangwon 2024". www.oca.asia. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Srivastava, Shantanu (21 January 2024). "Lone ranger Sahil Thakur skis on unchartered slopes". Hindustan Times. Delhi, India. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Shirodkar, Neel (25 January 2024). "Winter Youth Olympics: Sahil Thakur misses out in slalom event". Pune News. Pune, India. Retrieved 28 January 2024.