Dhanush Babu
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Native name | Dhanush Babu |
Nationality | Indian |
Born | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | 6 January 1995
Education | High School |
Occupation | Indian speed skater |
Years active | 1999 – present |
Employer | City Skaters |
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
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Country | India |
Sport | Inline Speed Skating |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | Asian Speed Skating Championship 2018, World Speed Skating Championship 2018 |
Dhanush Babu is an Indian speed skater.[1][2][3] Most recently, Babu represented India in the 2019 World Roller Games held in Spain from 4 to 14 July 2019.[4][5] He was the first Indian to secure an international roller skating medal for India in 2016 at the Asian Speed Skating Championship and to finish fifth in the 500+D event on the track in 2019.[6][7]
As of 2019[update], Babu has won more than 14 gold medals, 10 silver medals, and five bronze medals at India's National Championship.[3][8] He has won the 100-metre dash in India since it was introduced in 2015, setting a new national record and earning him the nickname "Triple Crown King of the 100-metre".[2] Dhanush has been named national champion and India's best skater six times.[9]
He was conferred with the Karnataka Kreeda Ratna Award in 2018 by Karnataka Government Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for outstanding achievement in national sports.[10][11] Dhanush is coached by his father Balaji Babu.[1][12][13]
Early life and education
[edit]Dhanush Babu, originally from Bangalore, Karnataka, India, started skating in 1999 when he was four years old. He graduated from Carmel High School[14] and has represented India more than 15 times in national and international speed skating competitions.[4] His first national championship was in 2002 at Vishakapatnam, where he won one silver and one bronze medal.[15]
Competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Medal/Participation |
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January 2013 | 50th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[9] | Virar, Mumbai |
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January 2015 | 52nd National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[15] | Virar, Mumbai |
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January 2016 | 53rd National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[16] | Pune |
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January 2017 | 54th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[17] | Bangalore |
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January 2018 | 55th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[18] | Chennai |
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December 2018 | 56th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[2] | Vishakapatnam |
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Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Medal/Participation |
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September 2012 | World Roller Speed Skating Championship.[19] | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy |
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October 2012 | 15th Asian Roller Skating Championship.[20] | Hefei, China |
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August 2013 | World Roller Speed Skating Championship.[4] | Oostede, Belgium |
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September 2014 | 16th Asian Roller Skating Championship.[21] | Haining, China |
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November 2015 | World Roller Speed Skating Championship.[22] | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei |
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September 2016 | World Roller Speed Skating Championship.[9] | Nanjing, China |
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October 2016 | 17th Asian Roller Skating Championship.[1] | Lishui, China |
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September 2018 | 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship.[23] | Namwon, South Korea |
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July 2019 | World Roller Games.[24] | Barcelona, Spain |
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Event specialty and performance
[edit]- Men's 100m sprint road
- Men's 200m time trial road
- Men's 500m sprint piste
- Men's 1 lap circuit
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c "Rolling Out Champions on Wheels | Bengaluru News". The Times of India. 6 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Benagluru parents train to help their children 'Fly'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Inline Skating – Dhanush Babu (India)". the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Bengaluru skater helps India win 1st medal at international meet". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Inline Skating : World Speed Championships 2019 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Nayse, Suhas (29 October 2016). "Nagpur's Tabhane helps India win historic bronze at Asian Skating Championships". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Skating Across Boundaries To Turn To India!". News Aur Chai. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "India wins first ever international team roller skating medal at Asian Championships in China". affairscloud.com.
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- ^ "Ekalavya awards for Karnataka sports persons announced by Minister". mangaloretoday.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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- ^ "Akash, Dhanush sparkle". Deccan Herald. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Asian Roller Skating Championship: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Asian Roller Skating Championship | Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "53rd NATIONAL ROLLER SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP | Karnataka Roller Sports". Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Achievements of S.B.Lakshya Jhamber" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2019.
- ^ "55th National Roller Skating Championships 2018: Dr. Varsha Puranik bags two gold". 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "2012 Inline Speed-Skating World Championships: Results of 300 m TT Junior Men - Online-skating.com". Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "The 15th Asian Rollerskating Championships" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "ROLLER SKATING FEDERATION OF INDIA – PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "India will be well represented in Kaohsiung (TPE) - Online-skating.com". online-skating.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "18th ASIAN ROLLER SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP Results- September 2018,Namwon (Korea)". 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "World Roller Games 2019 – Team India". 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.