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{{Short description|Short track speed skater from India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Eklavya Jagal
| image = Eklavya Solo Half.jpg
| alt = Eklavya jagal : Short Track speed skater India
| caption = Eklavya jagal : Short Track speed skater India
| nickname = Eki
| national_team = Team India
| birth_date = 14 February 2007 (age 18)
| birth_place = Mumbai - India
| alma_mater = University of Utah
| height = 193.04 cm (6 ft 4.00 in)
| weight = 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
| other_interests = Basketball & e-Sports
| sport = Short Track Ice Skating
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[short track speed skating]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Trophy 2025]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Asian Trophy 2025]]|[[Asian Open Short track speed skating Trophy 2025|5000 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Asian Trophy 2025]]|[[Asian Open Short track speed skating Trophy 2025|500 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Asian Trophy 2025]]|[[Asian Open Short track speed skating Trophy 2025|1000 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Indonesia Open 2024]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Indonesia Open 2024 Jakarta]]|[[Short track speed skating Indonesia Open 2024 Jakarta|500 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Indonesia Open 2024 Jakarta]]|[[Short track speed skating Indonesia Open 2024 Jakarta|1000 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Indonesia Open 2024 Jakarta]]|[[Short track speed skating Indonesia Open 2024 Jakarta|1500 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Jasz Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[8th Jász Cup 2024 Hungary]]|[[Short track speed skating at 8th Jász Cup 2024 Hungary|500 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[3rd Khelo India Winter Games 2023]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[3rd Khelo India Winter Games - Gulmarg]]|[[Short track speed skating at 3rd Khelo India Winter Games - Gulmarg|500 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[3rd Khelo India Winter Games - Gulmarg]]|[[Short track speed skating at 3rd Khelo India Winter Games - Gulmarg|1000 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[4th Khelo India Winter Games 2024]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[4th Khelo India Winter Games - Ladakh]]|[[Short track speed skating at 4th Khelo India Winter Games - Ladakh|500 m]]}}
| show-medals = Yes
| updated = 29-08-2025
}}

'''Eklavya Jagal''' (born 14 February 2007) is an Indian short track speed skater. He won 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Eklavya Jagal Wins Double Bronze At Asian Open Short Track Trophy 2025 |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/india-young-ice-star-eklavya-jagal-scripts-history-with-double-bronze-at-asian-open-short-track-trophy-2025-1796250 |work=ABP News}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Eklavya Jagal Wins Two Bronze Medals at Asian Open Short Track Trophy 2025 |url=https://www.kreedon.com/eklavya-jagal-wins-two-bronze-medals-at-asian-open-short-track-trophy-2025 |website=Kreed On}}</ref> in the '''Asian Trophy''' 2025.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Eklavya Jagal has brought home one silver and two bronze medals from the Asian Open Short Track Trophy 2025 |url=https://thebrighterworld.com/detail/Breaking-the-Ice-Eklavya-Jagal-Wins-Silver-and-Two-Bronze-at-Asian-Open-Short-Track-Trophy-2025/ODk0OA== |website=The Brighter World}}</ref> He also won three gold medals in Indonesia Open'24. He has also won two [[Khelo India Winter Games]] tournaments, the annual winter games of India.

== Biography ==
Jagal was born on 14 February 2007 in [[Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home of Skating |url=https://isu-skating.com/short-track/skaters/eklavya-jagal/ |website=International Skating Union}}</ref> He began skating as an inline roller skater at the age of 10. Initially, he did part time short track ice skating at the 45 metre recreational ice skating rink [[ISKATE|iSkate]] situated at Gurugram Ambience mall in [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=iSkate School |url=https://www.iskate.co.in/school/ |website=iSkate.co.in|date=4 August 2021 }}</ref> Eklavya has done his schooling from Amity International School Noida.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Amity Noida Student Eklavya Jagal wins GOLD in 15th National Ice Skating Championships |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/skating/amity-noida-student-eklavya-jagal-wins-gold-in-15ht-national-ice-skating-championships |website=Sportskeeda|date=19 November 2018 }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=Eklavya Jagal Wins Gold in 17th National Ice Skating Championships {{!}} PHOTOS |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/eklavya-jagal-wins-gold-in-17th-national-ice-skating-championships-photos-article-91943339 |work=Times Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amity International School's Eklavya Jagal wins gold medal at 4th Khelo India Winter Games |url=https://www.indiansportsnews.com/other-sports/more-sports/48892-eklavya-jagal-a-student-of-amity-international-school-noida-wins-gold-medal-at-the-4th-khelo-india-winter-games-2024 |website=indiansportsnews|date=6 February 2024 }}</ref>

Eklavya has been the gold medals winner for the 5 consecutive years.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=Eklavya Jagal wins gold in National Ice Skating Championships for 5th successive year |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/eklavya-jagal-wins-gold-in-national-ice-skating-championships-for-5th-straight-year-1957411-2022-06-02 |work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rising Star! Eklavya Jagal Wins Gold in 15th National Ice Skating Championships {{!}} PICS |url=https://www.india.com/sports/rising-star-eklavya-jagal-wins-gold-in-15th-national-ice-skating-championships-pics-3441822/ |website=india.com}}</ref> He participated in the 3rd [[Khelo India Winter Games]] in February 2023, where he won two gold medals.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Khelo India Winter Games 2023: Eklavya Jagal wins 2 gold medals in short-track ice skating |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khelo-india-winter-games-2023-eklavya-jagal-wins-2-gold-medals-in-short-track-ice-skating/articleshow/98008117.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2023 |title=Khelo India Winter Games: Skating sensation Eklavya Jagal wins two gold medals |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/khelo-india-winter-games-skating-sensation-eklavya-jagal-wins-two-gold-medals-101676645651687.html |website=The Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=KHELO INDIA में EKLAVYA JAGAL ने जीते शानदार 2 गोल्ड, लगातार NATIONAL में भी बनाया दबदबा |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFb9kpJfpKQ |website=Sports Tak You Tube}}</ref> He also won a gold medal at the 4th edition of the games.<ref name=":1" />

Eklavya Jagal, won one silver Medal and two bronze medals <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /> at the Asian Open Short Track Trophy 2025.<ref name=":5" /> The event took place from August 20 to 23 at the Himadri Ice Skating Rink in Dehradun. The event featured skaters from 11 Asian countries competing fiercely across multiple distances.

He clinched silver in 5000 m relay race and bronze in both the 500m and 1000m races.<ref name=":5" />

At the Indonesia Open Short Track Championship (Jakarta 2023), he won three gold medals in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m tournaments. He won a bronze medal at the 8th Jász Cup held in Hungary in January 2024 and earned a Bronze medal in the 500 meters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography for Eklavya Jagal |url=https://www.shorttracklive.info/index.php?comp=821&skaterid=5325&m=12&saison=18 |website=www.shorttracklive.info/}}</ref> In his debut at the 9th [[Asian Winter Games]] ([[Harbin]], China – February 2025): games, Jagal achieved a 23rd rank in the 500 meters distance event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Event Classification |url=https://wrs.harbin2025.com/data/AWG2025/data/STK/STKM500M--------------------------_DT_PDF_C74A.pdf?random=0.8097006476714536 |website=wrs.harbin2025.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[India at the 2025 Asian Winter Games]]

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