With 76 medals, 19 of which are at the national level, she is now looking forward to participating in the Asian Championships to be held in China.
With 76 medals, 19 of which are at the national level, she is now looking forward to participating in the Asian Championships to be held in China.
Ballapragada Sri Sahiti, barely 11 years old, has brought laurels to the city of fortune.
With 76 medals already in her kitty, Sahitya has made Vizag proud by becoming the youngest artistic skater to bag 19 medals at the national level. The medals he won include 42 Gold, 31 Silver and 3 Bronze.
He was also selected for the 19th Asian Roller Skating Championships, which was originally scheduled to be held in China in September 2021. However, it has been postponed due to the pandemic situation in that country.
His innate talent in artistic skating was recognized by the coaches at a one-month summer camp held at Shivaji Park in 2016. He took assurance from his parents – B Vishwa Prabhakar, a businessman and Madhuri Selja, an assistant professor in Andhra. University – that they will continue to send the girl for long-term training.
He also told the parents that at least two years of regular training is required before any awards or medals can be expected for him.
“I took the litterateur to the skating ring every day, but never saw his practice session as I was busy with my work on the laptop,” recalls Mr. Prabhakar.
“Barely six months into training, her coaches told me she would have to spend an extra 30 minutes on the rink to train for district-level competitions in 2016. She won three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze, in competitions, “They said.
He 57. had participated in th58 th and 59 th National Championships held in Visakhapatnam in 2019, Chandigarh in February 2021 and Mohali in December 2021, and improved their position by winning five, six and seven medals respectively in each event. She also won a gold medal in the category of 8-10 years at the National Ice Skating Competition held in Gurgaon in 2019.
Apart from skating, literature also excels in education. A student of Little Angels School till Class VI, she later shifted to Narayan Olympiad and is now in Class VII.
“I work out in the morning and practice at Shivaji Park from 6 pm to 9 pm, I have got 95% marks in class VI,” says Sahitya, who works under her coaches P. Satyanarayana (Team India coach) and K.K. Gives full credit to Chittibabu (Team India coach). AP Coach) for his success.
Saket’s elder brother Mr. Saket, who is studying in class 9, has secured 35 medals including 9 at the national level in artistic skating.