These agile children have taken the pastime of roller skating to a whole new level.

With their faces just inches from the ground, the three youngsters skate under bars while performing the splits - a craze known as limbo skating.

The three Indian children - Joshita Chandrashekar, six, Karuna Waghela, seven, and Apoorva Pogtyanatti, six - have perfected the art of the sport, which is sweeping their country.

Talent: The three Indian children have perfected the art of the sport, which is sweeping their country

The limbo skaters were filmed showcasing their talent under a giant Indian flag, made up of coloured poles

The activity requires flexible participants to do the limbo under bars placed just nine inches above the ground while skating at speed.

The trio of limbo skaters were recently filmed showcasing their talent under a giant Indian flag, made up of coloured poles.

Joshita, the star of the group, has now set her sights on passing under 100 Tata Sumo cars, an SUV model, while blindfolded.

The six-year-old's parents - father Chandru Sekhar, 35, a drug discovery scientist, and mother Sunita, 32, a housewife - have supported her extreme sporting talent.

The activity requires flexible participants to do the limbo under bars placed just nine inches above the ground

Star of the group, Joshita, has now set her sights on passing under 100 Tata Sumo cars while blindfolded

Chandru said: 'I am extremely proud of my daughter. At the age when other kids play with toy cars, she dreams of taking up the challenge to pass under the cars - skating and without even watching.'

As a father he has been naturally concerned for his daughter's safety, but says her determination gives him confidence.

'I know her dream is no less a risky affair but she is very intrepid and that is why I believe she will pull the challenge off with ease,' he said.

Joshita received her first pair of roller skates when she was only two and a half years old and became interested in the bizarre sport after watching a video of other limbo skaters.

Pioneers of the sport: Joshita (right) and her teammates pose with their limbo skating certificates

Joshita's father says his daughter's determination gives him confidence that she will succeed in the sport

Since then she has dedicated time each day to perfecting the art - improving her times and distances travelled.

Her proud mother, Sunita, said: 'She spends three hours each day on speed-training and muscle flexibility.

'During the last challenge, she would start practicing from 5 am and go up to seven hours a day. She is very hard working.'

Joshita, pictured during a warm-up lap, has dedicated time each day to perfecting the art of limbo skating