Archive · 26 Aug 2026
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.
- When
- The medal was won recently; the article does not provide an exact date. The World Championships are scheduled for October.
- Where
- The competition took place in Lishui, China; the upcoming World Championships are scheduled in Paraguay.
- Why
- Joshi competed to represent India internationally and help establish inline freestyle as a competitive sport in the country.
- 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