Chhattisgarh emerge winners with 74 medals in CBSE skating competition

Raipur: Chhattisgarh emerged as the winners at the CBSE Far East Zone Skating Competition 2024 bagging the highest number of 74 medals, including 28 gold. Besides gold medals, Chhattisgarh skaters also bagged 24 silver and 22 bronze medals in the competition.
Odisha won the runner-up trophy with 48 medals, including 14 gold, 15 silver, and 19 bronze while West Bengal secured the third position with 36 medals, including 13 gold, 13 silver, and 10 bronze.The North East bagged a total of 26 medals, including 12 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze.
The competition, which was organised in Raipur's KPS from September 13 to 16, registered the participation of 1,157 skaters from 12 states – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal, and the hosts Chhattisgarh. Skaters of different age groups ranging from 9 to 19 years participated and showcased their prowess.
The competition was divided into two parts - Quad Wheel Base and Inline Wheel Base. To ensure the safety of participants, a nursing team and ambulance were present on the ground to handle any emergency situations.
The gold medallists of the competition in various age groups and categories are Sarnya Khatnikar, Riddhiman Benji, Radhika Kejriwal, Barenya Ranjan Acharya, Manshweta Kanwar, Eric Singh, Riyansh Raj, Aadya Tripathi, Mausam Deka, Arya Singh, Madhur Jayaraj Chaudhary, Swarnaraaj, Ayush Bhatia, Poorva Thakur, Mohammad Aahil, Avika Gupta, Augustya Khutel, Jayastu Sardar, Aadya Tripathi, Prajatika Sabar, Swati Tripathi, Utkarsh Kumar, Aahan Agarwal, Arab Patnaik, Arya Singh, Smriti Kujjur, Rishita Mandal, Himanish Chaudhary, Madhuryaraj Chaudhary, Debanga Nishi Bhargav, Tripada Gupta, Saanvi Tiwari, Riddhima Day, Harsh Meghani, Prachurya Bahruh, Aryan Prasad, Samridhi Sharma, Poorva Thakur, Harshita Paul, and Mohammad Aahil Dwivedi.
The competition was organised by CBSE in association with the Roller Skating Federation of India. The winners of the road race were awarded by Durg SP Jitendra Shukla.