Anandkumar Velkumar wins India's first roller sports medal at the World Games, a bronze in Chengdu
On 15 August 2025, Anandkumar Velkumar won bronze in the men's 1000m sprint inline speed skating track event at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China, India's first medal in roller skating at the World Games.
Summary
Indian skater Anandkumar Velkumar, 22, won the bronze medal in the men's 1000m sprint inline speed skating track event at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China, on 15 August 2025. He clocked 1:22.482 to finish 0.1 seconds ahead of Switzerland's Livio Wenger for the last podium place; Spain's Jhoan Sebastian Guzman Bitar won gold and Colombia's Jhon Edwar Tascon Holguin took silver. It was India's first medal in roller skating at the World Games and India's third medal of the edition, taking the tally to one silver and two bronze, India's highest medal count in a single edition. In 2021 he had become the first Indian to win a World Championships medal in the sport, a silver in the junior men's 15000m elimination race in Ibague, Colombia.
Key facts
- Date
- 15 Aug 2025
- Event
- Men's 1000m sprint, inline speed skating (track), World Games 2025, Chengdu, China
- Time
- 1:22.482
- Significance
- India's first roller skating medal at the World Games
- India's tally
- 3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze), highest in a single edition
- Earlier
- 2021 junior World Championships silver, 15000m elimination, Ibague
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In which event did Anandkumar Velkumar win bronze at the World Games 2025 on 15 August 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Men's 1000m sprint, inline speed skating
Men's 1000m sprint, inline speed skating track event, clocking 1:22.482.
The World Games 2025, where Anandkumar Velkumar won India's first roller skating medal at the Games, were held in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Chengdu
Chengdu, China.
Consider the following statements about Anandkumar Velkumar's bronze at the World Games 2025: 1. It was India's first medal in roller skating at the World Games. 2. It took India's tally at the edition to three medals, India's highest in a single edition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. India's tally became one silver and two bronze.