Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today felicitated 19 members of Berhampur Skating Academy for setting Guinness World record at the skating competition in Karnataka.
The skaters created the Guinness World record by skating non-stop for 49 hours during the Roller Skating event organized by Shivganga Skating Club in Karnataka on November 10 last year.
Praising the exceptional skating skills of the Berhampur players, the Chief Minister felicitated them with silver filigrees at a special function here.
Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, Berhampur MP Chandrasekhar Sahu, Berhampur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda, Former Berhampur MLA Dr. Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik, Chief Adviser to CMO R Balakrishnan and Sports Director R. Vineel Krishna were present on the occasion.