Chengdu, Aug. 15 -- India's Anandkumar Velkumar scripted history after clinching a bronze medal in the men's 1000m sprint inline speed skating track event at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, People's Republic of China, on Friday.

The 22-year-old Indian skater clocked 1:22.482s to breeze past Switzerland's Livio Wenger to take away the final spot on the podium by a mere 0.1 seconds. Spain's Jhoan Sebastian Guzman Bitar struck gold with a timing of 1:22.288s while Colombia's Jhon Edwar Tascon Holguin was forced to settle for silver despite a faster run of 1:21.846s.

The Colombian was slapped with a reduced rank. In the context of speed skating or roller skating competitions, "reduced rank" refers to a ranking adjustment applied to a skate...