Rayudu Arun Kumar

Rayudu Arun Kumar is an Indian artistic roller skater from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He is an Asian Silver Medalist, ranked Asian No.2 in the senior category and 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 the 3 years. He is considered to be one of the best Figure Skaters in India. He has been the captain of Andhra Pradesh Roller Skating Team since 2017.[1][2]

Rayudu Arun Kumar
Personal information
Native nameArun Rayudu
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999
Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh India
EducationUnder-Graduation
OccupationIndian figure skater
Years active2004 – present
Height5.7 ft (174 cm)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportArtistic roller skating
Achievements and titles
World finals2017 World Roller Games, 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship

Career

He has won many medals nationally and internationally, including 12 Gold, 16 Silver, 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.[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] In All India Inter-University Games, he has been representing Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada for the three years and was the All India Inter-University Champion in all the years.[7] He is the first individual athlete from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University to secure the gold medal in the All India Inter-University Games. His skating partner for both pair and couple dance events is Farheen Shaik.[5] His 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 Under 19 Category in the 2017 World Roller Games. In 2018, he secured a Silver Medal in Open (Senior) Category in the 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship held in Namwon City, South Korea.[4]

Milestones
  • 1 Gold & 1 Silver Medal, in his 1st State Level Competition (2005-06) while studying 1st Standard
  • 1 Gold Medal, in his 1st National Level Competition (2007-08) while studying 3rd Standard
  • Achieved 5th Rank in the World Roller Games (2017-18)[9]
  • 1st International medals (1 Silver & 1 Bronze) in 17th Asian Roller Skating Championship (2016-17)[11]

References
  1. "Medal haul for city skaters". 7 February 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. Devalla, Rani (11 November 2013). "It is more than a sport: Artistic Roller Skating Championship winners" – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
  4. Sportstar, Team. "India ends Asian Roller-Skating Championship with 26 medals". Sportstar.
  5. "AP skaters win 16 medals in national championship". Deccan Chronicle. 8 January 2017.
  6. https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/young-hans/rayudu-arun-kumar-hits-a-hat-trick-606310
  7. "Andhra Pradesh Team triumphs National Ice Skating Championship". 31 August 2019.
  8. "ROLLER SKATING FEDERATION OF INDIA - Welcome to Reort 2014-15.pdfroller skating federation of india ... 81 nagpal ritu f yes 82 ... 3 kamboj mani f 01 -09 97". dokumen.tips.
  9. "ROLLER SKATING FEDERATION OF INDIA - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net.
  10. "Now, Visakhapatnam to host premier league for artistic skating". The Times of India.
  11. "Junior Pairs • Result Short Programme". FIRS. 9 September 2017.
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