India scripted a historical moment in global skating because Anandkumar Velkumar won the first gold at the World Skating Championship in China. 22 -year -old Speedster was driven to win in a senior 1000 m sprint with a timing of 1: 24,924 and became the first Indian world champion in sport.
The triumph only came the day after Velkumar secured historical bronze at 500m sprints at the same championships in Beidaihe and clocked 43.072s to claim the first Indian medal of seniors. Krish Sharma added to a historic evening and claimed the junior 1000 m sprint Gold and finished a remarkable double for India.
At the beginning of this year, it also became a brand at the World Games in Chengdu and earned bronze in 1000m Sprint, the first Indian medal in cylindrical sports on games. The Grand Resort of Meteoric Ascension was defined by a number of orientation achievements that have constantly brought India to global skating.
It is a history that creates people
Indian Anandkumar Velkumar is a world champion in the speed of the world 2025!
Will become the first India to win the gold medal in the Sprint 1000m in the World C’Ship
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In 2021, silver won at 15 km eliminated at the Junior World Championships and signaled its potential on the international scene. Two years later he helped India to win bronze in the team relay 3000M at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
His world games bronze in Chengdu in 2025 identified the first Indian medal in roller sports at this prestigious event. Just a few days later he added two more feather with bronze at 500m sprint and gold at 1000m of the World Championship and became the first Indian world champion in speed skating.
The performance of Velumara’s consistency and world consistency was broken by barriers in sports, traditionally dominated by European, Latin American and East Asian athletes. His victories are already welcome as revolutionary and signal a turning point for Indian mountain sports.
With medals overlapping Asian games, world games, junior worlds, and now the World Championship Velumar has established himself firmly as a pioneer and a symbol of growing the presence of India on the global skating phase. His achievements are not only personal triumphs, but also defining the moment for India in sport, where the nation historically had a small presence.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
September 15, 2025
