Keekli Reporter, 9-10th May, 2015, Shimla
Speed, dexterity, strength and stamina was put to test during the two day India Open Roller Skating Championship held here in Shimla from 9th to 10th May, organized by the HS Sports Academy, FGS (Punjab) in collaboration with the Roller Skating Association Shimla. Under the able-guidance and supervision of President Sukhbir Singh, HS Sports Academy; President Amarpreet Mumick, Roller Skating Association Shimla; Secretary Pawan and Skating Chief Official Pankaj Prabhakar, the event was conducted very professionally and efficiently. With more than 200 participants from different states of India namely, Tamil Nadu, Chattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerela, the competition was held for both girls and boys in different age categories, as well as for in-lining and quad skating. The enthusiasm was upbeat and zeal to perform their best was even greater.
Chief Guest for the evening was Deputy Mayor, Tikendar Panwar as he presided over the function on the eve of day two. He congratulated and encouraged the children to perform even better in future events. On a nostalgic note he said, “Shimla’s skating rink has a rich history and many great events have been held here, and steps need to be taken to restore it to its previous glory”. He then awarded medals and certificates to all the winners for both days’ events.
Team Auckland House Girls School was present in full force to participate in various categories under the supervision and guidance of their coach Pankaj Prabhakar and sports teacher Madam Terelene. The girls gave few brilliant performances and took home more than 20 medals collectively. Coach Dheeraj from PT Roller Skating Academy, Gurgaon, had entered three contestants, who made him proud by winning 10 medals in various categories. Children from Little Angels School, Rajpura were very excited on winning more than 20 medals in different categories. Their coach Aman Deep Singh said that about 15 children participated from our school for the first time and it has been a very nice experience. “Our boys entered in the under 8, 10 and 12 categories and really performed well. We have been practicing for more than a month for this event and I am really proud of my students”, he said.
Coach Naveen Singh Rajput from Diksha Skating Academy, Gurgaon was present here with his team — Hitesh, Aditya, Yogesh, Arnav and Kishen Dayal, who participated in different categories and took home a total of 17 medals. Sunil Kumar, father of Kishen Dayal was very excited as his son participated in the under 8 category and won a gold medal. “I am really happy for my son and the training he has received at the academy, as it is the first time he has entered a contest and won, I am very proud of him”, he concluded.
The evening ended on a high note of celebrations as quite a few children returned home with medals and certificates !!!
Proud Winners of Day Two
Rink Races In-Line
Boys Under 6 : 1st Atul Saha; 2nd Shreyas Das
Girls Under 6: 1st Pritha Doegar; 2nd Suhani Prashar.
Girls Under 8: 1st Urshita Khanna.
Boys Under 12: 1st Hetash Deshmukh; 2nd Pranay Bhardwaj; 3rd Rishab Halder.
Girls Under 12: 1st Vishva; 2nd Kashvi; 3rd Jashika.
Boys Under 12: 1st Surya Jatin; 2nd Auxilliam Anthonia
Boys Under 14: 1st Anang Paniker; 2nd Suraj Sahu.
Girls Under 14: 1st Reva; 2nd Oshin; 3rd Jasmine.
Girls Under 16: 1st Anchal; 2nd Ridhima; 3rd Harmeen.
Girls Above 16: 1st Kushkeerat Kaur; 2nd Muskan Sethi; 3rd Sukhmani.
Girls Under 12: 1st Vishva.
Boys Above 16: 1st Rahul Roy; 2nd Gurpreet; 3rd Vikas.
Rink Races Quad Style
Girls Under 14: 1st Gurdeep; 2nd Rijuta; 3rd Priya.
Girls Under 6: 1st Aditi Shrivastav.
Girls Under 16: 1st Rabia.
Girls Under 8: 1st Kareen.
Boys Under 8: 1st Sainarian; 2nd Diyanshu; 3rd Hardeep.
Girls Under 10: 1st Rashima; 2nd Shanika.
Boys Under 10: 1st Vaibhav Sahu; 2nd Samarth Varma; 3rd Ankit Nema.
Boys Under 12: 1st Anurag Neema, Agam C; 2nd Abhinav; 3rd Manjot Singh.
Boys Under 8: 1st Anshul.
Boys Under 10: 1st Imran
Boys Under 14: 1st Samay Saini; 2nd Sujal Sahu; 3rd Piyush Aggarwal.
Boys Under 16: 1st Ankit Neema; 2nd Rajdeep Singh.
Boys Above: 1st Anubhav Gupta; 2nd Piyush Aggarwal; 3rd Sujal Sahu.
Boys Under 12: 1st Ritsh; 2nd Imran.
Boys Under 10: 1st Yohance; 2nd Anshuman
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