Abhishek Chamoli (born 1997) is an Indian para athlete from New Delhi. He competes in men's javelin throw F54 category. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[1] However, he was dropped from the final list of participants for Paralympics at the last minute.[2]
Background
editChamoli's father died when he was young and his mother, a physical education teacher, brought him up. At 21, he met with an accident as a pillion rider in Delhi and injured his spinal cord.[3] He is now paralysed below his chest. Then he took up para sports. And he learnt the basics from his first coach Hukam Singh Rawat. He is supported by Samarth by Hyundai programme in partnership with NDTV.[4]
Career
editChamoli represented India at the 13th Fazza International Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai in March 2022.[4] In 2023, he won a bronze in men's javelin throw F-54 at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. Earlier, he won a gold in F54 javelin at the Italian Open 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix along with a bronze medal in F54 shot put F54.[4]
He booked an Olympic quota for India at the Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-07-18). "World Para Athletics Championships 2023: India secures record medal haul". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-08-14). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Mirza, Firoz (2022-03-27). "After serious mishap, wheelchair-bound Abhishek eyes Para-Asiad glory". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ a b c d Ahuja, Aastha (2023-11-15). "Abhishek Chamoli". SAMARTH. Retrieved 2024-08-14.