Sport: Speed Skating
Dr. Varsha S. Puranik
Dr. Varsha Puranik is a Speed Inline Roller Skating and Ice Skating athlete. Varsha represented India at the recently concluded Inline Speed Skating World Championships, Colombia 2021. Varsha has previously represented India at the Asian Games (Guangzhou 2010 , Palembang Indonesia 2018) and the Asian Championships in 2001, 2004, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Varsha was awarded the prestigious Ekalavya Award in 2013 by the Government of Karnataka. Varsha represents Karnataka at the National Championships and has won over 50 gold medals - the highest no. of gold medals in the country in Speed & Ice Skating.
Varsha lives in Mysuru, is a doctor by profession and trains under eminent coach K. Srikantha Rao at Rao's Skating Club in Mysuru.
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