Arshad Shaik (born 2 January 1993)[1] is an Indian para cyclist from Andhra Pradesh. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[2][3][4] In the Men's road time trial C2, he finished 11th at the Paris Paralympics with a time of 25:20.11 and finished 30th[5] in the men's 1000m time trial C1-3 events. He will also take part in men's time trial C2 and men's road race C1-3.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's para-cycling | ||
Representing  India
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| Asian Track Championships | ||
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2024 New Delhi | 1 km time trial C2 |
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2024 New Delhi | Scratch C2 |
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2024 New Delhi | Omnium C2 |
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2024 New Delhi | Individual pursuit C2 |
Life
editShaik is from Nandyal, in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. He met with an auto rickshaw accident in 2014 and his leg was amputated. He is a product of Hyderabad-based Aditya Mehta Foundation.[2] The para athletes from the foundation met the chief minister A. Revanth Reddy and briefed him about the preparations for the Paralympics.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Arshad Shaik". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ a b Paul, Sanjay Samuel (2024-06-13). "Two para cyclists from Hyderabad to represent India at Paralympic Games 2024". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Tomar, Ajay (2024-04-21). "Two para-cyclists from India break into top-5 of world rankings". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Meet 2 Para Cyclists Who Will Represent India In Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games". News18. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "2024-Paralympic Games Updates : Day 10". NDTV.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-07-02). "Para athletes call on Chief Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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