Friday, July 17, 2009
Longest Distance Skated on the Road
-Abhishek
Navale sets world record
BELGAUM, India -- Six-year-old Abhishek
Navale
has skated 335.54 miles (540 km) from Bangalore
to Belgaum within six days-setting the world record for the Longest
Distance Skated on the Road
(for under 8 years
olds)
.
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photo
)
Abhishek Navale
: "It was a great
experience where; I have come across various cities on NH4
Highway like TUMKUR, CHITRADURGA, DAVANGERE, HAVERI, HUBLI
, DHARWAD- and met different peoples on road and the people
greeted me and wished me to get success."
Abhishek, who is in the second standard
at A.V. H. English Medium School, is a member of the Belgaum
Roller Skating Academy
where he trains with coach Suyakant
Hindalgekar
.
He has been awarded the “Bal Pratibha Puraskar
2009” and has skated 540 km from Bangalore to Belgaum in six
days. He has also participated in several skating rallies
aimed at spreading awareness on issues ranging form AIDS to
blood donation.
His parents, Sanjay and Sujata Nalvale,
said that Abhishek was dedicated to his studies and skating
and worked hard to achieve his goals.
According to his coach Suryakant Hindalgekar
, Abhishek
has strong willpower and can accomplish feats
which many people consider impossible.
His parents are now busy trying to find
sponsors so that he can study and continue to train in skating.
“In fact we have just submitted an application to the Chief
Minister,” says Sanjay Navale, his father who works as a bus
conductor with the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation.
Related world records
:
Longest
Backwards Limbo Skating Under Vehicles-Abhishek Navale sets
world record
Longest
Backwards Limbo Skating Under Bars - Abhishek Navale sets
world record
Greatest
Distance on Motorcycle in 24 Hours-world record set by Omar
Al Mamari
Fastest
transcontinental flight in a LSA-world record set by Matt
Hansen and Jessica Scharle
Youngest
passenger to fly in microgravity-world record set by Jules
Nader
Most
countries visited-world record set by Kashi Samaddar
Fastest
journey to the South Pole-world record set by Todd Carmichael
Youngest
to solo airplane and helicopters on same day-world record
set by Errick Smith
Most
miles paddled in 24 hours on Stand Up Paddle Board
- world record set by Justin DeBree
Longest
Stand Up Paddle board journey
- world
record set by Justin DeBree
Friday, July 17, 2009
