A stress fracture in his back threatened to come in the way but fit-again Indian luger Shiva Keshavan is all set to represent the country for the fourth time in the Winter Olympics this weekend, hoping to finish at least inside the top-20 in Vancouver.
A stress fracture in his back threatened to come in the way but fit-again Indian luger Shiva Keshavan is all set to represent the country for the fourth time in the Winter Olympics this weekend, hoping to finish at least inside the top-20 in Vancouver.
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Keshavan recently picked up the back injury after clinching the silver at the Asian Championship in Nagano, Japan late last year.
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But having recovered from the injury, the 27-year-old, part of a three-strong Indian contingent in Vancouver, said he would be aiming to better the 25th place finish in the 2006 Turin Olympics.
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"I want a good result and will be happy to achieve my goal of entering the top 20. I have trained hard during the last four years for this," Keshavan told PTI from Vancouver.
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"I am here for only one job and that is to give my best. That will be the only thing on my mind before the event. I am concentrating hard on my event, which is the first discipline to be held in this year's Games," he added.
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The Himachal Pradesh-born athlete hoped his week-long training at the venue prior to the main event would help him during the 17-day competition starting tomorrow.
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"I had a stress fracture after the Asian Championships and that forced me to take rest for three weeks. I also underwent physiotherapy treatment for one week and was not hundred per cent in my starts as it put strain on my back. I gradually increased the force," he said.
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