UT Roller Skating C’ship culminates

Players posing along with dignitaries during closing ceremony.
Players posing along with dignitaries during closing ceremony.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 10: The Union Territory (UT) Roller Skating Championship, organized under the aegis of J&K Roller Skating Association culminated at MA Stadium, here today. The four-day championship showcased exceptional talent, skill, and sportsmanship among over 200 participants across various age categories. The event featured roller skating races, inline and quad skating competitions and hockey events, providing a comprehensive platform for young athletes to demonstrate their prowess.
Jodhamal Public School emerged as the overall champion, securing the highest number of medals and proving dominance across multiple disciplines. The championship saw remarkable performances in the 1000m and road skating events, where gold medals were clinched by Kamakshi, Mohd Zaeem, Pavit, Samaira, Anaysha, Tabish, Armeen, Puneesh Puri, Knnn, Lakshay, Arnav, Haziq, Kavish, Anshika, Atharv Saini, Vivan Gupta, Kavya, Harsh, Rudraksh, Ayaan, Adheera, Sanvi, Arshjot and Kartikeya. Silver medalists included Haneet, Adyansh, Laksh, Akshan, Anaysha, Mridul, Hooriya, Ashwinder, Anandani, Arnav, Lakshayveer, Tamanna, Parth, Ransher, Medhasvi, Yuvraj, Riyan, Aadhya, Rudraksh, Harseerat, Adwait, Sakshi, Pratyaksha, Abhinav, Achintya, Ardev Silver, and Aarya. Bronze medals were secured by Yashita, Nalinaksh, Dhairya, Samaira, Aradhya, Divay, Myra, Aarav, Aaira, Divay, Kalyani, Arya, Sahraj, Myra, Avitej, Ragini, Gurtej, Udhay, Sumukhi, Abhinav, Achintya, Divyanshi, Kritin and others, reflecting fierce competition.
In the Jonex Inline and Jonex Quad Skates events, gold medals were won by Mohd Rohulla, Japasees, Ayaansh, Jaisvi, Siyan, Vaishnavi, Vivan, Manya, Praful, Pehu, Shivansh, Adamya, Jasveen Kour, Vedansh, Mannat, Ruhani, Aayan, Arsh, and Arshjot. Silver medalists included Riyansh, Shivoham, Shivastha, Triyansh, Jasmiene, Vansh, Shiksha, Aadil, Ishan, Aleeza, Khwaish, Gurdev, Divyanshi, and others. Bronze medalists comprised Advaay, Aadish, Aleeza, Abir, Manik, Charan, Priyanshi, Dakshit, Seerat Kour, Aadit, Mahira, Aakriti, Arnav and Vivon Sudan.
The hockey competitions added another dimension to the championship. In the Cadet Mix category, Heritage secured gold, HCC silver and RASC bronze, while in Tiny Tots, Heritage claimed gold, RASC silver and JMPS bronze. Sub-Junior Girls’ gold went to HCC and silver to RASC and in Sub-Junior Boys, RASC-A clinched gold, RASC-B silver, and HCC bronze. Cadet Boys witnessed RASC taking gold, Heritage silver, and HCC bronze, while Cadet Girls saw HCC gold, RASC silver, and Heritage bronze. In Sub-Junior Mix, RASC-A won gold, RASC-B silver, and HCC bronze. Junior Mix gold was claimed by RASC-A, with HCC taking silver. Inline Man gold went to Phonix-A and silver to Phonix-B. Senior Men’s and Senior Mix categories were dominated by HCC and RASC. Other notable victories included Rudra Arora in Downhill gold, Niddan Singh in Alpine, and Samikash Koul in Freestyle Inline.
The grand medal ceremony was attended by chief guest DIG JKS Range Shiv Kumar Sharma and guests of honour Harpreet Singh Anand, Anupama Sinha and Avtar Singh Sarpanch Chatha, who applauded the participants and lauded the organizers for the successful conduct of the championship.