Shiva Keshavan once more Asian Champion

Nagano (RWH) India’s five time Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan braved an injury to win gold at the Asian Luge Championship in Nagano, Japan. The 35-year-old Shiva Keshavan dominated the event and finished the Asian Luge Championship race with a time of 1 minute, 39.962 seconds and top speed of 130.4 km/h to clinch the title.

Japan’s Tanaka Shohei came in second with a combined time of 1:44.874 seconds and top speed of 124.6 kmph, while the bronze medal went to Chinese Taipei’s Lien Te-An, who clocked 1:45.120 with a 126.3 kmph top speed.

Earlier in the week, the Manali-born Keshavan suffered tendon damage on his left foot after a crash which broke his sled. As a result, he had to miss a major part of the official training for the Asian Luge championship event.