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Abhishek, the three times the public record holder from Belgaum city did not win any medals at the 10th International Burn rubber Roller Skating Tournament held at Lagos in Portugal:
He said, “I missed one, now I will industry still harder hereafter.” There were 250 competitors from the U.S., Chile, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, England, Brazil, New Zealand and Finland. The event was tough and he participated in the 200 metres, 900 metres and in the 1000 metres races but flatten short by few seconds to get a rank.
Records!
However, to participate in a tournament in foreign lands is an achievement for a boy coming from an economically backward family. The skater has Worldwide Records in limbo skating and his name appears in the World Record Academy, Limca Rules of Records and India Book of Records. A student of Std. V at AVH English Atmosphere School, he is a member of Belgaum Roller Skating Academy and is receiving coaching from Suryakant Hindalgekar, Shashidhar Pol, Vishal Vesanse, Umesh Kalghatgi, Sudhir Kusane, Anandeshwar Patil, Prasad Tendolkar and Madhukar Bagewadi.
Source: The Hindu