What makes her success more interesting is that she didn't train under a professional coach. She was being trained by her father, who used to refer to online skating videos. She used to practice on public pathways and Sector 22 showrooms, after her father returned home from work
Janvi Jindal (Pic: Instagram/skaterjanvi)
Hailing from Chandigarh, the 17-year-old Janvi Jindal has scripted history by becoming the youngest Indian girl to have five Guinness World records to her name in freestyle skating.
Her records include the most 360-degree rotations on inline skates in 30 seconds (27 spins), fastest slalom (20 cones) on two wheels (8.85 seconds), most one-wheeled 360-degree spins in 30 seconds (42 spins), most one-wheeled 360-degree spins in one minute (72 spins), and most consecutive one-wheeled 360-degree spins (22 spins).
What makes her success more interesting is that she didn't train under a professional coach. She was being trained by her father, who used to refer to online skating videos. Janvi used to practice on public pathways and Sector 22 showrooms, after her father returned home from work.
Speaking about her achievement to ANI, Janvi recollected the moment when her father, Munish Jindal, brought her a cake, congratulating her for etching her name in the Guinness Book of World Records.
"It was clear to me from the beginning that I wanted to do something in life that I was passionate about... There is no coach for freestyle skating in Chandigarh. My father taught me skating. He did not know skating. He could not even stand on skates. He taught me by watching tutorials on YouTube and social media. When I made my first Guinness World Record, my father was the one who first saw the mail. He called me to the living room, and there was a cake in front of me with 'Congratulations Janvi' written on it," said the Chandigarh-born skater.
"Currently, I am trying to obtain the 'Bal Puraskar'.My biggest aim is to motivate more children, especially girls," she added.
The India Book of Records has also recognised the youngster for five unique titles. Her top three records are the youngest to perform Bhangra on skates, gliding downstairs while skating, and performing the maximum wheelie spins at Khardung La Pass.
The 17-year-old is also the first skating athlete in the world to blend Bhangra while skating and introduce yoga on skates. With this, she gained nationwide attention.
(With ANI Inputs)
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