India participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, held between 9 and 25 February 2018.
The country's participation in Pyeongchang marked its tenth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in 1964.
[a][b] The Indian team consisted of alpine skier Jagadish Singh and luger Shiva Keshavan, who was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.
NOCs which did not have any athlete meeting the "A" standard were allowed to enter one competitor of each sex (known as the basic quota) in the sprint event or the distance event provided that they satisfied the "B" standard of having a maximum of 300 distance points at the end of qualifying on 20 January 2014.
He was part of the Indian Army and trained at the High Altitude Warfare School at Gulmarg.
[27] For participation in the main event, Singh did not have adequate funding from the Government of India and had to be sponsored by the Indian Army apart from spending from his own pocket to procure sporting gear and equipment.
[18] The main event was held on 16 February 2018 at the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre and marked Singh's first and only participation at the Winter Olympic Games.
[29][30] He finished the race in 99th position (out of 119 competitors), more than nine minutes behind the winner, Dario Cologna of Switzerland.