Telangana ice figure skaters, coming from a state with no snowfall or frozen water bodies or ice rinks and on the contrary a state with high temperatures, blazed their way to glory by winning 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 21st National Ice-Skating Championship in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, recently.
The Telangana skaters also had the unique distinction of being the only state with all participants won medals.
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Advika Muthar, Konamaina Sathwik and P Prateek won gold medals, while Doulatabad Orjith and Padiga Tejesh claimed silver medals and Shriya Murali and Jeevansh Sunkari bagged the bronze medals.
The skaters said they were thrilled to have had the opportunity to perform at the 21st National Ice-Skating Championship. They also expressed extreme sorrow for not having an ice-skating rink in Telangana to pursue their Winter Olympic dreams.
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“With an ice-skating rink in Telangana, the state can produce Winter Olympic medalists in four Winter Olympic sports and make a mark by winning the first ever Winter Olympic medals for India,” said Telangana team coach and Arjuna awardee Anup Kumar Yama.
