Sandeep Chaudhary (born 10 April 1996) is an Indian track and field para-athlete from Rajasthan. He competes in javelin throw. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[1]
 Chaudhary winning gold at the 2019 Dubai World Para Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 April 1996 Khetri, India |
| Home town | Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Javelin |
| Disability class | F-44 |
| Coached by | Vipin Kasana |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2016, 2020 |
Medal record | |
Background
editChaudhary is from Khetri, Rajasthan. He is supported by GoSports Foundation[1][2] under the Para Champions Programme. He is coached by Vipin Kasana.
Career
editChaudhary represented India at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia where he won a gold medal and set a new world record of 60.01 m (196.9 ft) with his third throw in the F42-44/61-64 category.[3][4] The previous world record was set in 1980 by Chinese athlete Gao Mingjie.[5]
At World Para Athletics' 2021 Dubai Grand Prix, he won with a gold medal with 61.22 m (200.9 ft).[6] At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal with a world record throw of 66.18 m (217.1 ft).[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "IndusInd Bank-supported para-athletes qualify for Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games". Indian Television Dot Com. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "India's Sandeep Chaudhary gets the distance in Dubai again". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Two years on, stars from Asian Para Games go down memory lane". International Paralympic Committee. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Zee Media Bureau (14 October 2018). "Javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary returns to India after bagging Gold at Asian Para Games 2018". Zee News. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Ninan, Susan (10 October 2018). "Comfortably numb: Sandeep Chaudhary soothes physical pain with Para Games gold". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Sandeep Chaudhary Wins Gold, Navdeep, Arvind Secure Quotas For Tokyo Paralympic Games". Outlook India. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Gutierrez, Paloma (8 November 2019). "Dubai 2019: India's Chaudhary claims gold with record throw". World Para Athletics. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 May 2021.