Rohit Sharma Comes Out In Support Of Skater Nishchay Luthra

Jun 28, 2017 at 12:36 PM

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Rohit Sharma Comes Out In Support Of Skater Nishchay Luthra

The Story:

In a beautiful gesture, India opener Rohit Sharma has come out in support of India’s figure skater Nischay Luthra who is gearing up to represent the country in the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The 30-year old star batsman took to Twitter to show his support to the skater who needs financial help to represent the nation in the upcoming Winter Games. Posting a video of the skater’s struggle and hard work, he tweeted:

“@NishchayLuthra has all my support for the 2018 Winter Games. Give it your all & make India proud #FanTheFire!”

The Background:

Unlike cricket, there are several sports which do not enjoy a huge following in this country and skating is definitely one of them. But in an attempt to change people’s perception towards the lesser-known games, a renowned Sports equipment management company has launched an initiative #FanTheFire. The noble initiative is started with an aim to make the mass focus a bit more on the athletes who play the less-popular games.

Nishchay- A Star In The Making:

Nishchay started as a roller speed skater from an early age of 10 and has gone on to make a name for himself in the game. In 2011, he won Gold in his maiden National Ice Skating Championship held in Shimla. A year later, he attended the National Ice Skating Camp again and competed in singles and pairs event, winning Gold in both.

Image credits: Milaap

In 2013, Nishchay won two Silver medals at the National Ice Skating Championship in singles and pairs events. In the following year, he represented India at the World Development Trophy in Manilla, Phillippines, winning a bronze for the nation. In the year 2015, owing to the lack of training infrastructure, he shifted to the United States for six months of rigorous training. Due to the financial issues, he returned to India in December 2015 and won two gold medals in the National Ice Skating Championship in 2016.

Nishchay’s national skating championship certificates (Image credits: Milaap)

He continues to train in the United States with a hope to represent the country in the next Winter Games but needs monetary help to finance his training. Rohit Sharma’s gesture is really beautiful and we hope more people come forward to help this talented skater.

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