Innsbruck (Austria) Nov 20 (IANS) Indian luger Shiva Keshavan qualified for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 after earning the necessary five points at the ongoing Viessmann Luge World Cup 2017-18 here.
The three-time Asian Cup gold medallist will make his sixth Winter Olympics.
The current Asian Champion finished on the 23rd spot out of 57 athletes with a time difference of 0.701 seconds from the winner on Sunday.
Expressing his delight Keshavan said in a statement: "I am very happy that I have fulfilled the Olympic Criteria I still have to participate in the next five Compulsory races but I am relieved that the pressure for getting the World Cup points is over and I can push myself to take more risks and get closer to the leaderboard."
"Thrilled to announce that I have achieved the minimum 5 points for Olympic Selection in the very first of 5 qualification races! Thank you for your support and keep following the next 4 weeks of World Cups " Keshavan later said on Facebook.
Keshavan who is also the President of the Olympians Association of India is the first Indian to have qualified for PyeongChang 2018 in Luge.
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