Asian Games 2023: Indian men’s, women’s teams clinch bronze in speed skating 3000 m relay

Indian skating contingent has clinched its first medal at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou as the women’s speed skating 3000 m relay team consisting of Heeral Sadhu, Kartika Jagadeeswaran and Aarathy Kasturi Raj secured a bronze medal in the final on Monday. According to the sources, with the timings of 4:34.861 minutes, India […]

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Indian skating contingent has clinched its first medal at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou as the women’s speed skating 3000 m relay team consisting of Heeral Sadhu, Kartika Jagadeeswaran and Aarathy Kasturi Raj secured a bronze medal in the final on Monday.

According to the sources, with the timings of 4:34.861 minutes, India managed to secure a bronze medal. The gold medal went to Chinese Taipei (4:19.447 minutes) and the silver went to South Korea (4:21.146 minutes).

“Roller Skating Glory! #AsianGames2022 Our women’s speed skating relay team has made their way to the 3000m Relay Final podium, claiming the BRONZE MEDAL! With a stellar time of 4:34.861, they showcased their incredible speed and teamwork on the rink! Congratulations to our phenomenal athletes for their outstanding performances and adding another medal to ‘s medal haul #Cheer4India #Hallabol #BharatAtAG22 #JeetegaBharat,” tweeted Sports Authority of India (SAI) Media.

Adding to this, India had back-to-back bronze medals in sport as the men’s speed skating 3000 m relay team secured the third position in the final as well. The team consisted of Aryan Pal, Anand Kumar, Siddhant, and Vikram.

The Indians clocked the timings of 4:10.128 minutes. The top prize was won by Chinese Taipei (4:05.692 minutes) while the silver medal was captured by South Korea (4:05.702 minutes).

Taking it to X, Sports Authority of India tweeted, “BACK TO BACK BRONZE GLORY What a start to the day! ‘s Aryan Pal, Anand Kumar, Siddhant, and Vikram have rolled their way to BRONZE in the Men’s Speed Skating 3000m Relay, clocking an incredible time of 4:10.128! Let’s give them a roaring applause for their amazing achievement! #Cheer4India #Hallabol #JeetegaBharat #BharatAtAG22.”

(With inputs from ANI)