Dhanush Babu

Dhanush Babu
Personal information
Native nameDhanush Babu
NationalityIndian
Born (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 29)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
EducationHigh School
OccupationIndian speed skater
Years active1999 – present
EmployerCity Skaters
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportInline Speed Skating
Achievements and titles
World finalsAsian 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, 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

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

National level
Year Competition Venue Event Medal/Participation
January 2013 50th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[9] Virar, Mumbai
  • Rink 3
  • Rink 4
  • Relay
  • Bronze
  • Bronze
  • Gold
January 2015 52nd National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[15] Virar, Mumbai
  • Rink 3
  • Rink 4
  • Road 2
  • Relay
  • Marathon
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Gold
  • Gold
  • Gold
January 2016 53rd National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[16] Pune
  • Rink 4
  • Rink 5
  • Rink 6
  • Road 2
  • Relay
  • Marathon
  • Silver
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Gold
January 2017 54th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[17] Bangalore
  • Rink 4
  • Rink 5
  • Road 2
  • Relay
  • Gold
  • Gold
  • Gold
  • Gold
January 2018 55th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[18] Chennai
  • Rink 4
  • Rink 5
  • Road 2
  • Road 3
  • Gold
  • Bronze
  • Silver
  • Gold
December 2018 56th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.[2] Vishakapatnam
  • Rink 4
  • Rink 5
  • Road 2
  • Road 3
  • Gold
  • Bronze
  • Silver
  • Gold
International level
Year Competition Venue Event Medal/Participation
September 2012 World Roller Speed Skating Championship.[19] San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
  • Rink 3
  • Rink 4
  • Road 2
  • Marathon
  • Participation
  • Participation
October 2012 15th Asian Roller Skating Championship.[20] Hefei, China
  • Rink 3
  • Rink 4
  • Road 2
  • Relay
  • Marathon
  • Participation
  • Participation
August 2013 World Roller Speed Skating Championship.[4] Oostede, Belgium
  • Rink 3
  • Rink 4
  • Road 2
  • Relay
  • Marathon
  • Participation
  • Participation
September 2014 16th Asian Roller Skating Championship.[21] Haining, China
  • Rink 3
  • Rink 4
  • Rink relay
  • Road relay
  • 6th place
  • 5th place
  • 4th place
  • 5th place
November 2015 World Roller Speed Skating Championship.[22] Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
  • Rink 3
  • Rink 4
  • Road 2
  • Participation
  • Participation
  • Participation
September 2016 World Roller Speed Skating Championship.[9] Nanjing, China
  • Rink 3
  • Rink 4
  • Road 2
  • Participation
  • Participation
  • Participation
October 2016 17th Asian Roller Skating Championship.[1] Lishui, China
  • 3000 meter rink relay
  • 5000 meter road relay
  • Bronze
  • Bronze
September 2018 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship.[23] Namwon, South Korea
  • 3000 meter rink relay
  • Bronze
July 2019 World Roller Games.[24] Barcelona, Spain
  • Rink 500+D
  • Road 100 meters
  • Road one lap
  • Ranked 5th
  • Participation
  • Participation

Event specialty and performance

  • Men's 100m sprint road
  • Men's 200m time trial road
  • Men's 500m sprint piste
  • Men's 1 lap circuit

See also

References

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