Long-Track Speed Skater · India
Inline speed skating
Long-track ice speed skating
The journey so far
2018
Youngest Indian roller skater at the Asian Games
8th
Men's 20km, 2018 Asian Games, Jakarta-Palembang
2025
Debut for India at the Asian Winter Games, Harbin
2030
Six-year plan to the Winter Olympics podium
Timeline
2018
Asian Games Debut — Jakarta-Palembang
At 18, became the youngest Indian roller skater selected for the Asian Games, finishing 8th in the men's 20km inline speed skating event.
2024
Wheels to Blades
Made the leap from inline speed skating to ice, relocating to Heerenveen, the Netherlands, to train under Felix Rijhnen.
2025
Asian Winter Games — Harbin, China
Competed for India in individual and team long-track events at the 9th Asian Winter Games, racing team pursuit and team sprint alongside India's long-track squad.
2030
The Six-Year Plan
The goal: a 10,000m gold medal at the Winter Olympics — and a stronger grassroots pipeline for winter sports in India along the way.
— Amitesh Mishra
About
Hailing from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Amitesh spent years building India’s inline speed skating program before trading wheels for blades — training in the Netherlands and racing long track for India on the world stage.
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