jatin
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 Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:13 pm Post subject: Aarathy India’s fastest in world roller skating |
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CHENNAI: K Aarathy has done it again. She has proved her superiority to be labelled as the fastest Indian skater in the junior ladies section. Making her debut at the recently concluded World Roller speed Skating Championship held in Haining City, China, was placed 10th in the 42 km marathon road race. 66 Participants from USA, China, Korea,Italy, Columbia, Taipei, Germany, Venezuela, New Zealand, Poland and Russia to name a few took part in the event. She is the first skater from India to achieve this incredible feat.
Aarathy was placed 13th in the point to point 15 km race track event. She is a tenth standard student at Bhawan’s Rajaji Vidhyashram in Chennai.
“This is a first step to achieving a medal in the next World Roller Speed Skating Championship”, said her father C Kasturiraj. Taking part in the 13th Asian Roller Skating championship in China last year, Aarathy was placed fourth in the road 5000m and 3000m relays junior ladies event. Her other notable achievement include two gold medals in the 2007 National Short Track Speed Skating Championship in Taipei, Taiwan. Incidently, Aarathy happens to be the first skater from India to win a gold medal in the Swiss Inline Cup held in Switzerland a fews years ago.
Aarathy was a recipient of the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement for the year 2008 from Smt Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson , United Progressive Alliance. The award included a silver medal and a cash prize of Rs 10,000. |
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