Anandkumar Velkumar

Anandkumar Velkumar (born 19 January 2003) is an Indian inline speed skater. He became the first Indian to win a medal at any World Championships, with a silver medal at the 2021 Junior World Championships in the 15 km elimination event.^[1]

Anandkumar Velkumar

Velkumar at the 2022 Asian Games
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 22) Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Bachelor of Computer Science
Alma mater	College of Engineering, Guindy
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport	Roller sports
Event	Inline speed skating
Medal record Men's inline speed skating Representing  India World Games 2025 Chengdu 1000 m sprint track Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 3000m team relay Junior World Championships 2021 Ibagué 15km elimination

Early life

Anandkumar hails from Tamil Nadu. He is studying computer science at the College of Engineering, Guindy.^[1] His elder sister Subi Suvetha Velkumar is also an Indian skater.^[2]

Career

Velkumar became the first Indian to win a medal at any World Championships in speed skating, with a silver medal at the 2021 Junior World Championships in the 15 km elimination event. He was part of the bronze medal-winning men's 3000 m relay team at the 2022 Asian Games on 2 October 2023.^[3] The Indian men's team of Vikram Rajendra Ingale, Siddhant Rahul Kamble and Velkumar won a bronze in the 1000 m sprint at the 2025 World Games.^[4][5][6]