Eklavya Jagal
 Eklavya jagal : Short Track speed skater India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Eki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Team India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 2007 (age 18) Mumbai - India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Utah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193.04 cm (6 ft 4.00 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other interests | Basketball & e-Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Short Track Ice Skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 4-06-2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eklavya Jagal (born 14 February 2007) is an Indian short track speed skater. He has won three gold medals across two Khelo India Winter Games tournaments, the annual winter games of India.
Biography
Jagal was born on 14 February 2007 in Mumbai, India.[1] He began skating as an inline roller skater at the age of 10. Initially, he did part time short track ice skating at the 45 metre recreational ice skating rink iSkate situated at Gurugram Ambience mall in Gurugram.[2] Eklavya has done his schooling from Amity International School Noida.[3][4][5]
Eklavya has been the gold medals winner for the 5 consecutive years.[4][6][7] He participated in the 3rd Khelo India Winter Games in February 2023, where he won two gold medals.[8][9][10] He also won a gold medal at the 4th edition of the games.[3]
At the Indonesia Open Short Track Championship (Jakarta 2023), he won three gold medals in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m tournaments. He won a bronze medal at the 8th Jász Cup held in Hungary in January 2024 and earned a Bronze medal in the 500 meters.[11] In his debut at the 9th Asian Winter Games (Harbin, China – February 2025): games, Jagal achieved a 23rd rank in the 500 meters distance event.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Home of Skating". International Skating Union.
- ^ "iSkate School". iSkate.co.in. 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Amity Noida Student Eklavya Jagal wins GOLD in 15th National Ice Skating Championships". Sportskeeda. 19 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Eklavya Jagal Wins Gold in 17th National Ice Skating Championships | PHOTOS". Times Now.
- ^ "Amity International School's Eklavya Jagal wins gold medal at 4th Khelo India Winter Games". indiansportsnews. 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Eklavya Jagal wins gold in National Ice Skating Championships for 5th successive year". India Today.
- ^ "Rising Star! Eklavya Jagal Wins Gold in 15th National Ice Skating Championships | PICS". india.com.
- ^ "Khelo India Winter Games 2023: Eklavya Jagal wins 2 gold medals in short-track ice skating". The Times of India.
- ^ "Khelo India Winter Games: Skating sensation Eklavya Jagal wins two gold medals". The Hindustan Times. 17 February 2023.
- ^ "KHELO INDIA में EKLAVYA JAGAL ने जीते शानदार 2 गोल्ड, लगातार NATIONAL में भी बनाया दबदबा". Sports Tak You Tube. 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Biography for Eklavya Jagal". www.shorttracklive.info/.
- ^ "Event Classification" (PDF). wrs.harbin2025.com.