New Delhi, April 8 -- The five-day-long Men's and Women's National Roller Skating Championship came to a conclusion at Leisure Valley Skating Ring, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, Punjab in Ludhiana, with Andhra Pradesh emerging as the top state with 18 medals, as per the Special Olympics Bharat press release.

The tournament was a part of the preparations for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2027 and served as a platform to promote awareness and create high-level opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

The tournament was graced by several special dignitaries as Chief Guests including Shri Sanjeev Arora, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, and Shri Himanshu Jain, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana.

Representing 20 stat...