Simran Sharma (born 9 November 1999) is a visually-impaired para-athlete[1] from Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh. She qualified to represent India in the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the Women's 200 m T12 final on 7 September 2024.[2] In the Women's 100 m T12, she qualified first in her heat with a season's best of 12.33s but could only finish 4th in the finals despite a better time of 12.31 s.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Simran Sharma |
| Born | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2024 Paris  2020 Tokyo Q |
Medal record | |
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Early life and education
editSharma is from Burari, Delhi.[4] She was born to Savita Sharma and Manoj Sharma. On 17 November 2023, she married her coach Naik Gajendra Singh. He is posted at New Delhi's 227 company of the Army Service Corps.[1] She was born prematurely after six and half months term and with visual impairment. She was in incubator for six months. Her father Manoj Sharma supported her to take up the sport. She trains at SAI JLN Stadium, New Delhi.[4] She is doing her graduation at Rukmani Modi Mahila Inter College at Modinagar, Ghaziabad.[5]
Career
editSharma took part in China Grand Prix and World Para Grand Prix at Dubai in 2021. She became the first Indian para athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, but she did not get any medal.[6] She was selected to represent the Indian team at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China[7] where she won two silver medals in the 100m and 200m T12 events.[8][9] At the Asian Games, she clocked 12.68 seconds for 100m on 24 October 2023 and 26.12 seconds for 200m on 26 October 2023.[6][10]
In May 2024, she won a gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "With two medals at Para Asiads, Simran sees a silver lining". The Times of India. 2023-10-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Kavthale, Sumeet; News, India TV (2024-09-07). "Simran Sharma wins Bronze in women's 200m to bring India's 28th medal at Paris Paralympics 2024". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Simran enters final of women's 200m T12 race at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 2024-09-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ a b c "Meet Simran Sharma: Delhi Girl Who Defied All Odd to Clinch a Paralympic Bronze in Paris". News18. 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b "A sweet and brave love story that culminated in Simran Sharma becoming 200m para world champion". The Indian Express. 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b "Army jawan's wife wins two silver medals at Para Asian Games". The Times of India. 2023-10-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-10-21). "India at Asian Para Games 2023: Full list of Indian athletes". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Chotrani, Mahek. "Tokyo Paralympics: Simran Sharma Becomes First Indian Woman To Qualify For 100M Track Event". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "#NationalSportsDay: Female Athletes Who Have Put India On The Global Map This Year - Elle India". Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-08-14). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-27.