The 22-year-old, who has been adopted by the Virar club for further training, broke his own previous record by 0.20 seconds, finishing at 25.62 seconds.

Tabhane’s domination was such that the second best skater in the category — Vikram Ingle of Pune — finished almost a second behind — 26.28 sec.

Nikhilesh Tabhane with his medal haul at the state roller skating meet