Timeline:

Introduction: 0.00 - 1:40; 

About Long Distance Ice Skating: 1:41 - 3:30; 

Background & Life in India: 3:31 - 7:00; 

Awards, Achievements & Going to Netherlands: 7:01 - 12:00; 

Vishwaraj's Dad's Roller Skating Academy: 12:01 - 13:00; 

Injury & Missing Winter Olympics 2018: 13:01 - 16:00; 

Family Support: 16:01 - 17:40; 

World Winter Master Games: 17:41 - 19:40; 

Plan for Winter Olympics 2022: 19:41 - 20:55; 

Pressure for Winning Medal: 20:56 - 22:55; 

Sponsorship & Government Support: 22:56 - 26:45; 

Expenditure while pursuing the sport: 26:46 - 30:45; 

Working with the Himachal & Ladakh government for developing winter sports infrastructure: 30:46 - 33:25; 

Cycling & Cross Training: 33:26 - 35:00; 

Love for Social Media: 35:01 - 36:30; 

Motivation: 36:31 - 39:38

Vishwaraj Jadeja is India’s Fastest Long-Distance Ice Speed Skater. He trains as an elite athlete in the Netherlands. He has participated in over 220 races over 10 years, and holds 65 national records in ice skating. 

Injury kept him from trying out for the 2018 Winter Olympics qualifying tournaments, but at the World Winters Masters Games, held in January in Austria, he won 3 silvers — in the 3km, 5km and 10km events — and one bronze, in the 1km, making him the first Indian to participate and win medals.

His coach Wim Nieuwenhuizen, 72 years old, has trained scores of speed-skaters, including ones that went on to win at the Olympics. WIm & Vishwaraj are now preparing for the Winter Olympics 2022.

Vishwaraj also tells us how Gujarat state government and Schbang company from Mumbai are helping him. Listen to the full podcast now!

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P.S. - Pardon me for the little disturbance during the podcast, Vishwaraj was connected from Netherlands and I was in a small town in India; we faced minor issues while recording.

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