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Eklavya Jagal
Personal information
NicknameEki
National teamTeam India
Born14 February 2007 (age 18)
Mumbai - India
Alma materUniversity of Utah
Height193.04 cm (6 ft 4.00 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Other interestsBasketball & e-Sports
Sport
SportShort Track Ice Skating
Updated on 4-06-2025

Eklavya Jagal (born February 14, 2007) in Mumbai Maharashtra India is an Indian short track speed skater[1] Eklavya Jagal is a registered and recognised skater of Ice skating association of India which is the national governing body for competitive ice skating in India. [2]

Biography

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Eklavya Jagal began his skating journey as inline roller skater at the age of 10. He used to initially do part time practice of short track ice skating at the small (45 Meters) recreational ice skating rink iSkate situated at Gurugram Ambience mall.[3] Eklavya has done his schooling from Amity International School Noida.[4] [5] [6]

Eklavya has been the gold medals winner for the 5 consecutive years. He is the national record holder in India.[7] [5] [8]

He participated in the 3rd Khelo India Winter Games in February 2023 and secured 2 Gold medals..[9] [10] [11] He also won a Gold medal in the 4th edition of Khelo India Winter Games [4]

At the Indonesia Open Short Track Championship (Jakarta - 2023) he secured 3 Gold Medals in the categories of 500m, 1000m and 1500m. 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.[12] 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.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Home of Skating". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ "Eklavya Jagal wins Gold in 17th National Ice Skating Championships". Ice Skating Association of India.
  3. ^ "iSkate School". iSkate.co.in. 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Amity Noida Student Eklavya Jagal wins GOLD in 15th National Ice Skating Championships". Sportskeeda. 19 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Eklavya Jagal Wins Gold in 17th National Ice Skating Championships | PHOTOS". Times Now.
  6. ^ "Amity International School's Eklavya Jagal wins gold medal at 4th Khelo India Winter Games". indiansportsnews. 6 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Eklavya Jagal wins gold in National Ice Skating Championships for 5th successive year". India Today.
  8. ^ "Rising Star! Eklavya Jagal Wins Gold in 15th National Ice Skating Championships | PICS". india.com.
  9. ^ "Khelo India Winter Games 2023: Eklavya Jagal wins 2 gold medals in short-track ice skating". The Times of India.
  10. ^ "Khelo India Winter Games: Skating sensation Eklavya Jagal wins two gold medals". The Hindustan Times. 17 February 2023.
  11. ^ "KHELO INDIA में EKLAVYA JAGAL ने जीते शानदार 2 गोल्ड, लगातार NATIONAL में भी बनाया दबदबा". Sports Tak You Tube. 22 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Biography for Eklavya Jagal". www.shorttracklive.info/.
  13. ^ "Event Classification" (PDF). wrs.harbin2025.com.