Personal information | |
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Full name | Aditya Ganeshwade |
National team | India |
Born | Pune, Maharashtra, India | 7 May 1994
Website | www.adityaganeshwade.com |
Sport | |
Sport | Roll Ball |
Aditya Ganeshwade is a professional roll ball player from India. He is the Captain of Indian roll ball team.[1]
Aditya Ganeshwade was introduced in the field of sports at the age of two years. From an early age, Ganeshwade followed Sachin Tendulkar and wanted to achieve greatness like the legendary cricketer.[2]
Earlier, Aditya was a Speed skater and he was also a black belt in Taekwondo.[3] Raju Dabhade the Secretary of the International Roll Ball Federation (IRBF) approached Aditya to try a new game known as Roll ball.[4] Gradually he gained interest in Roll ball and was fascinated by the concept. Aditya was among the first players to play the Roll ball.[5]
In Aditya's career of 17 years in roll ball, he has helped win major tournaments at national and international levels.[6] He is nominated 7 times for the Arjuna Award.[7]
Aditya holds the following world records:[8][9]
Number of Goals | |
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World Championship Goals | 122 |
Asian Championship Goals | 11 |
Total International Goals | 133 |
Number of Medals | |
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International Gold Medals | 5 |
International Silver Medals | 1 |
Total International Medals | 6 |
Number of Medals | |
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National Gold Medals | 12 |
National Silver Medals | 4 |
Total National Medals | 16 |