Yogesh Kathuniya
 Kathuniya in September 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 3 March 1997 Bahadurgarh, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | F56 |
| Event | Discus throw |
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Yogesh Kathuniya (born 3 March 1997) is an Indian Paralympic athlete who specializes in the discus throw. He represented India at 2020 Summer Paralympics where he won a silver medal in the men's discus throw F56 event.[1][2] He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.[3]
Early life
[edit]Kathuniya was born to housewife Meena Devi and her husband Gyanchand Kathuniya, a soldier with the Indian Army. At the age of 9, Yogesh developed Guillain–Barré syndrome. He studied at Indian Army Public School in Chandigarh where his father served in the army at Chandimandir Cantonment. His mother learnt physiotherapy, and within 3 years, at the age of 12 he regained muscle strength to walk again. He later attended Kirori Mal College in Delhi, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and joined para games.[4]
Career
[edit]In 2016, Kathunia started in para sports after Sachin Yadav, General Secretary of the students' union at Kirori Mal College motivated him to take up sports by regularly showing him videos of para athletes.[4] In 2018, he set a world record in F36 category by throwing the disc to 45.18 m at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin.[4]
Kathuniya represented India in the men's discus throw F56 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.[1][5] In 2021 November, the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, awarded Kathuniya the Arjuna Award for his silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athletics - KATHUNIYA Yogesh". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Yogesh Kathuniya". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Mother became physio to help Yogesh get back on his feet, now he is India's hope in Paralympics, Indian Express, 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics Live Updates: Yogesh Kathuniya secure silver medal". SportsTiger. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Yogesh Kathuniya Biography: Early Life, Career, Paralympics 2020, Awards, achievements, Records". Srnsk. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Delhi
- Indian male discus throwers
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Paralympic athletes for India
- Paralympic silver medalists for India
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics