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EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 25: Five skaters from Jammu and Kashmir, who were part of the roller hockey teams in the Asian Championships held at Chinese Taipei, returned home with bronze medals in Inline and Roller hockey events.
India finished third in both Inline and Roller hockey events. After qualifying for the league round, India along with Korea, Japan and Chinese Taipei played for the top honours and finished third after Korea and Chinese Taipei in Inline hockey. Whereas, in Roller hockey, Japan won gold with host Chinese Taipei finished second and India earning third position.
In Inline, two skaters, Arjun Gandotra and Devinder Pal Singh were part of the Indian team while Jugraaj Singh, Ankush Gupta and Vinay Bakshi represented Roller hockey team.
"Playing in such events gives one exposure and when you are winning medals it helps boost the moral. Winning a bronze at the Asian level is really an achievement, so all the five skaters deserve encouragement back home," president of the J&K Skating Association, G S Khurmi told SAN. Earlier, the boys were selected in the Indian team on the basis of their performance at the national level. The selections were made during series of trials held under the banner of Roller Skating Federation of India.
"We have learned a lot out of this competition. Most of the Indian team members in both Inline and Roller hockey were first timers and had great exposure playing against countries like Japan and Korea," said international speed skater turned hockey player, Arjun Gandotra. |
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