Vishwaraj Jadeja, India's fastest long-distance ice speed skater has gone on to set world records to put India on the map for Ice Skating. He trains as an elite athlete in the Netherlands and undertakes numerous adventure expeditions related to 'Ice Skating'.
The feat to put India on the map for ice skating hasn't been easy. "This has been a very important one for me because it involves exploration and record-setting. I don't want to leave any stone unturned when it comes to exploring adventure sports. With an abundance of frozen lakes in India, I wanted to explore the Indian landscape. We live in a country where this sport does not see much participation, and this record helped me build more awareness for the country to come forward and experience the sport. It wouldn't have been possible without the support of my Producer, Mehirr Nath Chopra and team, Sinbad Extreme Sports, Schbang, Marg ERP, and J & K Tourism", said Vishwaraj Jadeja.
With 65 other national records, he surely has proven himself as a master of the sport. Some of his notable records would be for the fastest Indian for the 3K, 5K, and 10K long distance ice speed skating. He has also participated in the 2017 Asian Games over all the distances. Another record that he holds is competing in over 200 races for India.
Vishwaraj has always been a sports enthusiast, with a special interest in roller skating, he rose to the level of captaining the Indian national team. But, the exclusion of roller skating in the Olympics made him look for similar opportunities. It is then when he came face to face with ice skating and decided to go to Europe to train and master the sport.
Upon reaching the Netherlands, he met his current coach Wim Nieuwenhuizen, who is known to be one of the toughest coaches. With a simple statement, "If you are crazy enough to come to my country to master my sport, I'm crazy enough to coach you," began Vishwaraj's journey as an ice speed skater.
His eyes are set on the Winter Olympics in 2022 and other international platforms like the Masters World Games (2020), the World Winter Games and the Asian Winter Games (2021). He also has a number of international races coming up where he will be representing India. Apart from that, he has his heart set on exploring frozen lakes across the world (between the altitudes of 4,000 metres - 5,500 metres) starting on the home turf.
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