Kirpal Singh batth (born; 19 May 1992) in Punjab, India is an Indian discus thrower.

Kirpal Singh Batth
Personal information
National teamIndia
Born (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32)
patti Punjab
Spouse(Advocate) Harpreet kaur
Children(daughter) Sifat Batth
ParentS.Nainderbir singh Sukhbir kaur
Sport
SportDiscus Throw (Athletics)
TeamIndia
Achievements and titles
Personal best61.83

Discus thrower Kirpal Singh Batth has seen his career getting waylaid by injuries.

  • Kirpal is a self-coached discus thrower, relying on YouTube for videos of top throwers in the world, and recording clips of himself to self-analyse. He said that "I'm also my own coach. It's difficult to coach yourself. But, you know, now you have smartphones, and you get to watch a lot of videos. I shoot clips of myself throwing and then rewatch them to spot errors. It's okay. Everything is good. Life's good," chuckled Kirpal as he walked off.

Career

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Batth broke the national record at the 2022 Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships and won a gold medal.[1][2][3] His best throw was 61.83 meters.[citation needed]

He also won gold medals in 2019 at the South Asian Games in Katmandu with a throw of 57.88 meters[4] and at the National Open Athletics in Hanamkonda, Telangana with a throw of 59.58 meters.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Fed Cup Athletics: Kripal Singh Batth breaks 22-year-old discus throw meet record". The Times of India. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Federation Cup: Punjab's Kirpal Singh Batth breaks record". Tribuneindia News Service. Tribune News Service. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (5 April 2022). "Federation Cup: Kripal Singh breaks 22-year-old discus throw meet record". Sportstar. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "13th South Asian Games 2019 – Nepal (Athletics) – Results". ceylonathletics. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ "National Open Athletics: Golden double for Harmilan Kaur Bains, B Aishwarya". The Indian Express. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.