At the end of the day's action Special Olympics Bharat had 55 medals (15 gold, 27 silver, 13 bronze) spread across five different sports like athletics, cycling, powerlifting, roller skating and swimming.
India registered their first gold medals at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 as Geetanjali Nagvekar won gold in the 800m Level C. The real highlight though, came from the roller-skating rink, Indian athletes bringing eight medals (2 golds, 2 silver and 4 bronze) through the day.
Skateboarders Ranju Singh of Manipur and Shraddha Gaikwad of Maharashtra cross all odds to clinch National Games gold medals. Maharashtra bagged five gold medals while Tamil Nadu won three gold medals.
Leh (Ladakh) [India], September 17 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Thursday emerged as the winner of the first-ever roller skating competition organised in Ladakh, said the ITBP on Friday.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], September 4 (ANI): A six-year-old boy, Pranav Chauhan, roller-skated blindfolded for 16 kilometres in an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records at Layer Valley Skating Stadium here in Ludhiana on Friday.