Ajeet Singh Yadav

Ajeet Singh Yadav[1] (born 5 September 1993) is an Indian Para Athlete who competes in men’s javelin throw, in F-46 category. Ajeet was included in Sports Authority of India Government of India program under Target Olympic Podium Scheme, and also currently being supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He is pursuing his PhD in physical education and sports from LNIPE Gwalior.

Ajeet Singh Yadav
Personal information
Nationality India
Born (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993
Etawah , Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
2019 BeijingJavelin throw f46
2019 World Para Athletics Championships Dubai

Early life

Ajeet Singh was born in 1993 at Etawah Utter Pradesh. Now he lives in 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 in the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships Dubai[4] where he won a Bronze medal[5][6] and qualified for Tokyo Paralympic

References
  1. "Ajeet Singh Biography".
  2. "दोस्त के लिए गंवाया हाथ, चोट के बाद भी नेशनल गेम्स में कमाया नाम". www.patrika.com.
  3. "एक हादसे में गंवाया हाथ, फिर भी पैरा एथलेटिक्स में देश को दिलाया गोल्ड". www.etvbharat.com. 3 December 2019.
  4. "Dubai 2019 Results". www.paralympic.org.
  5. "India record best-ever medals tally in Dubai para event". www.gulftoday.ae. 16 November 2019.
  6. "Kiren Rijiju felicitates World Para Athletics Championships medal winners with cash awards". www.indiatoday.in. 18 November 2019.
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