Nishtha Painuli and Shrey Painuli left for Bangkok, Thailand, to participate in the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, scheduled to be held between August 8 and 11, 2013.
Having won International Ice Skating awards consecutively, both Shrey and Nishtha have once again proceeded to Bangkok to participate in the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy-2013 after being selected by the Ice Skating Association of India to represent the country in this international event. Ice Skating Association of Uttarakhand publicity secretary Suresh Bhatt said that both are recipients of State Award for the Excellence in Adventure Sports and Excellence in Sports from Uttarakhand Governor and Chief Minister respectively.
Both of them have undergone training in Shimla, in Himachal Pradesh, Bangkok and Hong Kong from reputed coaches. While leaving for the said trophy, both of them expect to win with the hope that if the State Government makes available an ice skating rink of international standard, then the talent in Uttarakhand will be able to develop and bring laurels to India and the State.