Dhanush Babu is an Indian speed skater. Most recently, Babu represented India in the 2019 World Roller Games held in Spain from 4 to 14 July 2019. 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.
, Babu has won more than 14 gold medals, 10 silver medals, and five bronze medals at India's National Championship. 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". Dhanush has been named national champion and India's best skater six times.
He was conferred with the Karnataka Kreeda Ratna Award in 2018 by Karnataka Government Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for outstanding achievement in national sports. Dhanush is coached by his father Balaji Babu.
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 and has represented India more than 15 times in national and international speed skating competitions. His first national championship was in 2002 at Vishakapatnam, where he won one silver and one bronze medal.
Competitions +National levelYearCompetitionVenueEventMedal/ParticipationJanuary 201350th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.Virar, Mumbai Rink 3 Rink 4 Relay Bronze Bronze GoldJanuary 201552nd National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.Virar, Mumbai Rink 3 Rink 4 Road 2 Relay Marathon Silver Gold Gold Gold GoldJanuary 201653rd National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.Pune Rink 4 Rink 5 Rink 6 Road 2 Relay Marathon Silver Silver Gold Silver Gold GoldJanuary 201754th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.Bangalore Rink 4 Rink 5 Road 2 Relay Gold Gold Gold GoldJanuary 201855th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.Chennai Rink 4 Rink 5 Road 2 Road 3 Gold Bronze Silver GoldDecember 201856th National Roller Sports Championship, Speed Skating.Vishakapatnam Rink 4 Rink 5 Road 2 Road 3 Gold Bronze Silver Gold
+International levelYearCompetitionVenueEventMedal/ParticipationSeptember 2012World Roller Speed Skating Championship.San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Rink 3 Rink 4 Road 2 Marathon Participation ParticipationOctober 201215th Asian Roller Skating Championship.Hefei, China Rink 3 Rink 4 Road 2 Relay Marathon Participation ParticipationAugust 2013World Roller Speed Skating Championship.Oostede, Belgium Rink 3 Rink 4 Road 2 Relay Marathon Participation ParticipationSeptember 201416th Asian Roller Skating Championship.Haining, China Rink 3 Rink 4 Rink relay Road relay 6th place 5th place 4th place 5th placeNovember 2015World Roller Speed Skating Championship.Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Rink 3 Rink 4 Road 2 Participation Participation ParticipationSeptember 2016World Roller Speed Skating Championship.Nanjing, China Rink 3 Rink 4 Road 2 Participation Participation ParticipationOctober 201617th Asian Roller Skating Championship.Lishui, China 3000 meter rink relay 5000 meter road relay Bronze BronzeSeptember 201818th Asian Roller Skating Championship.Namwon, South Korea 3000 meter rink relay BronzeJuly 2019World Roller Games.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
Inline Skating List of Indian skaters
References