India, Feb. 2 -- As the Winter Olympic Games begin in Milano Cortina, Italy on Friday, Indian cross- country skier Stanzin Lundup's participation hangs in the balance. Lundup and alpine skier Arif Khan are the only Indians to qualify for the Games. While Arif reached the Games village, Lundup's entry was challenged by another athlete Manjeet in the Delhi high court.

Lundup was the best Indian performer in cross-country skiing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Norway last year, based on which he qualified to represent India.

Manjeet, however, petitioned the court contesting that he was eligible to represent India on the basis of his top (Indian) position in the International Federation of Ski and Snowboard (FIS) rankings. The ...