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Shiva overcomes injuries to bag Asian Luge gold
Shiva Keshavan
Nagano (Japan): Indian veteran Shiva Keshavan overcame injuries to bag a well-deserved gold medal at the Asian Luge Championship here on Friday. Keshavan, who earlier this week suffered a crash at over 130km/h in which he broke his sled and suffered tendon damage on his left foot during training, dominated the event and finished the 2 heat race with a time of one minute, 39.962 seconds and top speed of 130.4 km/h.
It was a turnaround of events for Keshavan who had a tumultuous led up to the event at the Spiral Olympic Track as he once again showed his mettle at the Asian competition. Japan’s Tanaka Shohei came in second with a combined time of one minute, 44.874 seconds and top speed of 124.6 kmph. The bronze medal went to Chine Taipei’s Lien Te-An who clocked one minute, 45.120 seconds with a 126.3 km/h top speed.
“I was determined to not let anything deter me from the gold medal this time. So despite all the obstacles I decided to risk everything in the race,” the five-time Winter Olympian said. “I want to express my deepest gratitude to all my supporters and sponsors Mallcom Ltd, Hero Electronix, Hero Fincorp and Micromax, without whom I would not have been able to get back on track and win this medal for India,” added Keshavan, who was forced to withdraw from the 2016 World Championships due to lack of funds.
He is slated to take part in the 2017 World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria, and is taking part in the World Cup circuit in the lead up to the qualification process for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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