Kiran Kanojia
 | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (November 2023) |
Kiran Kanojia (born 25 December 1986) is an Indian para-athlete, known as "India's blade-runner".[1][2][3][4]
Life and education[edit]
Kanojia belonged to a poor household in Faridabad. She excelled at academics and soon she was working at Infosys in Hyderabad as a test engineer. While returning from her 25th birthday celebration with her parents, she was pushed off a train by robbers trying to steal her bag, and her left leg was crushed leading to its amputation.[5]
Six months after the incident, she returned to Hyderabad and enrolled herself in the Dakshin Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) to regain control of her life. It was here that she tried on a prosthetic leg. In 2014, Kanojia attempted the Hyderabad Airtel Marathon and won her first medal.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Soon, she completed a half-marathon, then six. As of March 2019[update] her best timing is 2 hours 44 minutes at Mumbai Marathon 2015. Kanojia is a champion blade runner and is invited to Delhi and Mumbai to run and flag off marathons.[1]
Awards and recognition[edit]
- Won a medal at the Hyderabad Airtel Marathon
- Winner of Women Transforming India Award 2017, organized by United Nations and NITI Aayog[6][2]
- Selected as one of 12 "sporting superheroes" who featured in a calendar published in 2017 by Mission Smile.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Harish, Ritu Goyal (6 January 2018). "Kiran Kanojia Lost a Leg But That Didn't Stop Her from Running". eShe. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Women Transforming India Awards 2017: Meet the 12 incredible winners who transformed India". Financial Express. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Alva, Suraj (8 January 2019). "India's first female blade runner Kiran Kanojia's life and indomitable spirit is an inspiration to one and all". Sportswallah. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Bijur, Anupama (13 May 2016). "Meet India's first female blade runner". Femina. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "13 Amazing Superheroes Featured in India's First Amputee Calendar Will Make You Rethink Disability". The Better India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Women Transforming India 2017". United Nations in India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2019.