Letter: With the bright state Gujarat experienced a temperature as high as 48 ° C, the last thing expected was people playing ice sports.
But there were nine players from Gujarat who did not only play Icestock, a game that had been recognized by the winter Olympics, but made a big impact by winning several medals in the national championship.
Nine players won the medal – one got silver and the others pocketed bronze – in the Icestocksport 8 national championship was held at Gulmarg at Jammu & Kashmir from January 15 to 17.
Seventeen teams from different states participated in competition.
Of the nine, five derived from the city of Diamond Mail while three came from remote tribal areas in the state.
What makes their achievements more extraordinary is that they practice sports with limited resources.
Or (also known as Curling Bavaria) famous in Germany and Austria.
Icestocks has a sliding surface, where the stick is installed.
In this sport, competitors slid ice on the surface of the ice, aim to target to cover the longest distance.
“I know sports from a friend and develop interest,” said Drashti Vasava, a 22-year-old child who won a bronze medal.
“Because it’s not snowing here and there is no ice arena, we practice on the streets of the letter.
Before the championship, we camped in Srinagar for about a month and trained on ice,” Vasava said from a remote Thava tribal village near Netrang in Bharuch.
This is not his first swipe in sports.
He pocketed a silver medal in the summer match in September 2021.Hyati gamit, a tribal sportsman from Songadh from the district but who won the silver medal, “I started playing sports a year ago.
Now, I’m considering a career in it.
Because this is Sports that develop, we have to struggle to get basic facilities.
However, I am happy to have won a medal even though there are limitations we have to face.
“Proutut Bhoye, a 21-year-old bronze winner of Ahwa, said,” This is lacking sports Known.
I have to know about it when I was studying Taekwondo.
I became clever in a short time and won a medal.
“Vikas Verma, Vice President of the Gujarat Ice Association, said:” Icestock is now recognized by the winter Olympics and will be part of it in 2026.
We began playing sports a few years ago and our players have already Antongi medal.
“Verma also won a bronze medal in the Master category.