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Shreyasi Joshi Makes Indian Skating History With Lishui Bronze
Shreyasi Joshi is a 21-year-old skater from Pune, India.
She recently won a bronze medal at a major inline freestyle competition in China.
This made her the first Indian to win a medal at that event.
Inline freestyle involves skating around cones while performing tricks, sometimes to music.
Joshi is especially interested in the artistic version of the sport.
She started skating when she was three and began practising more with her sister during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She trains twice a day while also studying computer science engineering.
Her medal is helping show that skating can be a serious competitive sport in India.
Shreyasi Joshi became the first Indian to win a medal at the Lishui Inline Freestyle International.
The 21-year-old won bronze in the Senior Women’s Classic Slalom category in Lishui, China.
Joshi said the three-star event featured competition comparable to the world championships and included skaters from several countries.
She began skating at age three and later developed inline freestyle training with her sister during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joshi trains twice daily while completing a Computer Science engineering degree and is preparing for the World Championships in Paraguay.
- Who
- Shreyasi Joshi, a 21-year-old skater from Pune, India, won the medal.
- What
- She became the first Indian to win a medal at the Lishui Inline Freestyle International, taking bronze in Senior Women’s Classic Slalom.
- Where
- The competition took place in Lishui, China; the upcoming World Championships are scheduled in Paraguay.
- When
- The medal was won recently; the article does not provide an exact date. The World Championships are scheduled for October.
- Why
- Joshi competed to represent India internationally and help establish inline freestyle as a competitive sport in the country.
Key facts
- Athlete
- Shreyasi Joshi
- Age
- 21
- Medal
- Bronze
- Event
- Lishui Inline Freestyle International
- Category
- Senior Women’s Classic Slalom
- Competition level
- Three-star event, described by Joshi as comparable to the world championships
- Education
- Computer Science engineering at MIT World Peace University in Pune
- Next challenge
- World Championships in Paraguay, scheduled for October
Quotes
Shreyasi Joshi
Indian inline freestyle skater and Lishui bronze medallist
“We have to prove our level every single time because there are not so many inline freestyle skaters who are at the top yet, or there are not many medals that India is winning currently in inline freestyle.”
indianexpress.com
“I think that this medal is a motivation for all the skaters that Indians can also reach the top level in international competitions and that we can also achieve medals like other countries.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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