Proud moment: The team from Andhra Pradesh that took part in the 18 th Asia Roller Skating Championship organised in South Korea. more-in A team of 12 skaters—eleven from Visakhapatnam and one from Krishna districts— has bagged medals in the 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship organised at Namwon in South Korea recently. According to the Shivaji Park Skating Association where the skaters were trained, around 1,000 skaters from 19 countries across the world took part in the championship. Among the skaters who represented India, 12 were from Andhra Pradesh. A. Sai Samhitha bagged a gold medal, while K. Mahesh Verma, R. Arun, R. Farheen, D. Venu Vardhan, B. Anmisha, K. Mohan Kiran and K. Vaishnav Venam received silver medals. P. Harikamal and Riyo Saboo won bronze medals in various disciplines of skating. A few contestants also bagged the fourth and sixth ranks in the event. The team was accompanied by their coaches P. Satyanarayana and A. Pavan Kumar.

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