Neeraj Yadav (para-athlete)
Neeraj Yadav (born 10 February 1984) is an Indian Paralympian and javelin thrower.[1] He primarily competes in discus,shotput and javelin at Asian Para Games in the F55 category. He won Gold at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia[2] and defended it at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[3][4]
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| Born | 10 February 1984 Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vipin Kasana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background
Yadav hails from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He suffered paralysis and was diagnosed with neural damage at age 7. His father was a wrestler and a volleyball player. He got married in 2018.[3] Yadav started his Athletics career in 2015 after playing wheelchair tennis for about seven years.[3]
Career
He won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China in October 2023. He won discus throw in the F54/55/56 class on 24 October 2023 and added the javelin gold in the men's F55 category on 28 October 2023.[4] In September 2022, he won gold at the Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix in Morocco with a new Indian National record.[5][6] At the 2018 Asian Para Games he won a Gold medal with an Asian Record of 29.84 metres. Earlier representing India, he won silver in the men's shot put and discus F55 event at Fazza Grand Prix in 2016.[7]
References
- "पैरा एशियन खेलों में स्वर्ण पदक विजेता नीरज यादव के साथ ठगी, ऑनलाइन मंगवाया था सामान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- "Love brings Neeraj Yadav back to his dream". International Paralympic Committee.
- Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 November 2023). "Meet javelin throw's other Neeraj, who won two golds at the Para Asian Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- "Asian Para Games 2023: India dominates Men's discus throw F54/55/56 event; Neeraj Yadav bags gold". newsable.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- "Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix: Indian Athletes Bag 19 Medals in Morocco". News18. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- IANS (20 September 2022). "Indian athletes shine in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix with 19 medals". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- Chakraborty, Samrat (12 February 2021). "World Para Athletics Grand Prix: Simran Kaur, Devender Kumar, Neeraj Yadav take India's gold tally to four". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.