Aarathy Kasturi Raj

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Aarathy Kasturi Raj
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 31)
Sport
Sport Roller sports
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Women's Speed skating 3,000 m relay

Aarathy Kasturi Raj (22 May 1994) [1] is an Indian speed skating track athlete. [2] She won a bronze medal in the women's 3000m relay event at the 2022 Asian Games. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

Aarathy's father C. Kasturi Raj is a businessman and her mother, Mala Raj is a gynaecologist. She married Tamil Nadu cricketer Sandeep Warrier in 2019. [7] She completed her MBBS at Ramachandra Medical College in Chennai [6] and her post-graduation in Clinical Embryology. [8] She trains under coach Sathyamoorthy at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai [8] and also trained under Belgian coach Ferre Spruyt. She works at the family-run hospital. [6]

References

  1. "ST - Person Bio". isu.html.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. "Asian Games 2023 Day 9 All Sports Events Live Updates From Hangzhou China". Times of India . 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. Asian Games Results (PDF) (Report). Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. Nag, Utathya (2 October 2023). "Asian Games 2023 roller skating: India win bronze medals in speed skating relays". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. Singh, Philem Dipak (2 Oct 2023). "20 cuts and 26 stitches later, Aarathy Kasturi Raj rises to win medal". ThePrint. Retrieved 2 Oct 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "20 cuts and 26 stitches later, Aarathy Kasturi Raj rises to win medal — Asian Games 2023 News". The Times of India. 2 Oct 2023. Retrieved 2 Oct 2023.
  7. Kumar, P. K. Ajith (8 Jul 2019). "When a skater bowled a pacer over". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 Oct 2023.
  8. 1 2 "For me, Asian Games is like the Olympics, says Aarathy". The Times of India. 2023-10-16. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-04-04.