Sandeep Chaudhary

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Sandeep Chaudhary
Sandeep Chaudhary Gold Medal.jpg
Chaudhary winning gold at the 2019 Dubai World Para Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born (1996-04-10) April 10, 1996 (age 25)
Khetri, India
Home townJhunjhunu, Rajasthan
Sport
CountryIndia
SportJavelin
Disability classF-44
Coached byVipin Kasana
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2016
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing  India
World Para Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Javelin - F64
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Javelin - F42-44/61-64

Sandeep Chaudhary (born 10 April 1996) is an Indian track and field para-athlete who competes in javelin throw.

He is supported by GoSports Foundation[1][2] under the Para Champions Programme.

Career[]

He 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, Chaudhary 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, Chaudhary won the gold medal with a world record throw of 66.18 m (217.1 ft).[7]

References[]

  1. ^ https://plus.google.com/107324234873078450867 (2021-08-11). "IndusInd Bank-supported para-athletes qualify for Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games". Indian Television Dot Com. Retrieved 2021-08-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  2. ^ "India's Sandeep Chaudhary gets the distance in Dubai again". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ "Two years on, stars from Asian Para Games go down memory lane". International Paralympic Committee. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Ninan, Susan (10 October 2018). "Comfortably numb: Sandeep Chaudhary soothes physical pain with Para Games gold". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Sandeep Chaudhary Wins Gold, Navdeep, Arvind Secure Quotas For Tokyo Paralympic Games". Outlook India. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ 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.

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