Ajeet Singh Yadav
Ajeet Singh Yadav[1] (born 5 September 1993) is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower, shot putter and discus thrower competing in F46 events. Ajeet was included in Sports Authority of India Government of India program under Target Olympic Podium Scheme. He is currently being supported by the Olympic Gold Quest.
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Born | Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India | September 5, 1993||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Ajeet Singh was born in 1993 at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. In 2017 he was involved in a train accident while saving his friend. As a result, he is missing his left arm below the elbow.[2] During recovery and rehab phase, almost after 4 months of accident, he took part in Para Athletic Senior National 2018 in Panchkula, Haryana.
Career
In 2019 he got an opportunity to play at international level. He took part in 7th World Para Athletics Grand Prix held in Beijing, China. In this competition, he won gold medal.[3] He represented India at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships Dubai[4] where he won a Bronze medal[5][6] and qualified for Tokyo Paralympic
References
- "Ajeet Singh Biography".
- "दोस्त के लिए गंवाया हाथ, चोट के बाद भी नेशनल गेम्स में कमाया नाम". www.patrika.com.
- "एक हादसे में गंवाया हाथ, फिर भी पैरा एथलेटिक्स में देश को दिलाया गोल्ड". www.etvbharat.com. 3 December 2019.
- "Dubai 2019 Results". www.paralympic.org.
- "India record best-ever medals tally in Dubai para event". www.gulftoday.ae. 16 November 2019.
- "Kiren Rijiju felicitates World Para Athletics Championships medal winners with cash awards". www.indiatoday.in. 18 November 2019.