Rayudu Arun Kumar
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Arun Rayudu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 23 December 1999 Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Education | B Tech Mechanical Engineering, Vignan's Institute of Information Technology |
| Occupation | Indian figure skater |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Height | 5.9 ft (180 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Artistic roller skating |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2017 World Roller Games, 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship |
Rayudu Arun Kumar is an Indian artistic roller skater from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He is an Asian Silver Medallist, ranked Asian No.2 in the senior category and was world No.5 in the under-19 category. He has been a national champion for the last 13 years. He has been playing for Team India since 2014. He has also been the All India Inter-University Champion for three years. He is considered to be one of the best figure skaters in India. He has been the captain of the Andhra Pradesh Roller Skating Team since 2017.[1][2]
Career[edit]
He has won many medals nationally and internationally, including 12 gold, 16 silver and 11 bronze medals at India's Roller Skating National Championships and 22 gold, 15 silver, and 12 bronze medals at the Andhra Pradesh Roller Skating State Championships.[3] At the Asian Roller Skating Championship, he won 2 silver and 1 bronze medal.[4]
He has been the captain of the Andhra Pradesh Roller Skating Team since 2017. Under his captaincy, the team won the National Championship for 3 Years.[5]
Arun hit a hat-trick in roller sports by bagging a gold medal in the National Inter-University Roller Sports tournament 2020,[6] At the All India Inter-University Games, he had been representing Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada for three years and was the All India Inter-University Champion.[7] He is the first individual athlete from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University to secure a gold medal at the All India Inter-University Games. His skating partner for both pair and couple dance events is Farheen Shaik.[5] He debuted for Team India in 2014 at the 16th Asian Roller Skating Championship held in Haining, where he placed fourth.[8]
In 2015,[9] he participated in the 21st Junior World Roller Figure Skating Championship in Cali.[10]
In 2016, he won 1 Silver and 1 Bronze in the Open (Senior) Category in the Pair Skating and Couple Dance categories with his partner Shaik at the 17th Asian Roller Skating Championship in Lishui.[5]
He was ranked World No. 5 in the Under 19 Category in the 2017 World Roller Games. In 2018, he secured a silver medal in the Open (Senior) Category at the 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship in Namwon City, South Korea.[4]
Milestones[edit]
- 1 Gold & 1 Silver Medal, in his 1st State Level Competition (2005–06)
- 1 Gold Medal in his 1st National Level Competition (2007–08)
- Achieved 5th Rank in the World Roller Games (2017–18)[9]
- 1st International medal (1 Silver & 1 Bronze) in 17th Asian Roller Skating Championship (2016–17)[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Medal haul for city skaters". The Hindu. 7 February 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Devalla, Rani (11 November 2013). "It is more than a sport: Artistic Roller Skating Championship winners". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Skaters Dominate". The Asian Age. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ a b Sportstar, Team (15 September 2018). "India ends Asian Roller-Skating Championship with 26 medals". Sportstar.
- ^ a b c "AP skaters win 16 medals in national championship". Deccan Chronicle. 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Rayudu Arun Kumar hits a hat-trick". 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Team triumphs National Ice Skating Championship". 31 August 2019.
- ^ "ROLLER SKATING FEDERATION OF INDIA - Annual Report for 2014-2015". dokumen.tips.
- ^ a b "ROLLER SKATING FEDERATION OF INDIA". docplayer.net.
- ^ "Now, Visakhapatnam to host premier league for artistic skating". The Times of India. 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Junior Pairs • Result Short Programme". FIRS. 9 September 2017.