Mysore :

Two roller skaters from city, Dr. Varsha S. Puranik and Akash Aradhya, will represent India in the 16th Asian Roller Skating Championships to be held at Haining City, China, from September 17.

Dr. Varsha, who is pursuing her Post Graduation in Microbiology at JSS Medical College, Mysore, will be participating in seven events in the women’s section — 300 mts., 500 mts. and 1000 mts. Rink Races and 200, 500 mts. Road Races and Road Relay.

Akash, a 1st year B.Com student of D. Banumaiah’s College, Mysore, will be taking part in the 300, 500 mts. Track and 200, 500 mts. Road Races and Track and Road Relay events, in the in the men’s category.

The two Mysoreans are part of the seven member India team which will be leaving Mumbai for China on Monday evening.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / September 15th,  2014