India has received a good news on Tuesday. Actually, Anandkumar Velkumar has created history for the first time and gave India a gold medal in speed skating. 22 -year -old Anand has completed the gold medal in senior men’s 1,000 meter sprint race 1: 24.924 minutes and won the gold medal.

A few days ago, he won the bronze medal with a time of 43.072 seconds in the 500 meter sprint, the first medal in India’s Senior World Championship.

Valkumar studying computer science

Velkumar, a resident of Tamil Nadu, is studying Computer Science from College of Engineering, Gindi. His elder sister Subi Suvatha Velkumar is also an Indian skater.

In 2021, Velkumar also became the first player to win India in any world championship by winning the silver medal in the 15 km competition at the Junior World Championship. At the same time, in the Asian Games held on 2 October 2023, he was part of the 3,000 meter relay team where he won the bronze medal.

Skating from the age of 6 years

Valkumar started roller skating at the age of just 6 and took training from coach Anna Raja in badminton court near the house. In the initial stages, he participated in district, state and national level speed skating competitions and achieved satisfactory results.

These successes strengthened the resolve to adopt this game seriously in Anand’s mind. Many people did not know this game at that time, but they made this game their identity.

Everyone is congratulating him on this achievement of Anandkumar Velkumar. In this episode, PM Modi also congratulated him and said that, in the speed skating world championship 2025, the senior male is proud of Anandkumar Valkumar, who won the gold medal in 1,000 meters of sprint. His patience, speed and Josh made him the first world champion of India in skating. His achievement will inspire countless youth. Congratulations to Anandkumar and best wishes for all future attempts.

Proud of anandkumar velkumar for winning the gold at the Senior Men’s 1000m Sprint in the Speed ​​Skating World Championships 2025. His Grit, Speed ​​and Spirit Have Made Him India ‘ His Accomplishment will inspire countless youngsters.… pic.twitter.com/ewup1bgir

– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 16, 2025