Amisha Rawat
Amisha Rawat (20 May 2003) is an Indian para athlete from Uttarakhand.[1] She competes in the shot put F46 category. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Rawat is from Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.[5] She is born without a hand below her elbow. Her physical education teacher, Anil Kandwal, introduced her to para athletics and she took part in the Uttarakhand State Para Championship. She is doing her under graduation studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.[5]
Career
[edit]Rawat won two gold medals in her first event at the Uttarakhand State Para Athletics Championships where she took part in 100m and 200m run.[5] Later, she shifted to throws. In 2022, in her first international even at the Grand Prix of Switzerland, she won a bronze medal in javelin throw.[5] Later, she represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Huangzhou, China.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/entries/para-athletics/all-npc/women-s-shot-put---f46
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-08-14). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "India at Paris Paralympics: Athletes, history, flag bearers, schedule, medal hopefuls". Firstpost. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "India at Paralympics 2024: All you need to know". The Indian Express. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ a b c d "JNU's Amisha Rawat overcomes financial obstacles to qualify for Paris Paralympics". India Today. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Deepanshu Jain (17 October 2023). "Asian Para Games 2023: Full list of Indian para-athletes". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Northlines (2024-08-18). "Paris2024 Paralympics | Indians who have Qualified – Full list". Northlines. Retrieved 2024-08-18.