Dharambir
Originally from Sonipat, Haryana, Dharambir was not familiar with sports until very recently. However, his life changed when while attempting to dive into water, Dharambir misjudged the depth and accidentally crashed into the underlying rocks of the water body. The result was waist below paralysis. Dharambir became familiar with para-sports in 2014 and took to club throw, under the guidance of his mentor and fellow para athlete Amit Kumar Saroha, who has a similar condition to Dharambir’s. Within a span of just two years, he improved tremendously, first securing the ‘A’ qualification mark for the 2016 Rio Paralympics - at the 2016 Fazza IPC Athletics Grand Prix, Dubai. He has been in really good form and is winning medals for the Country. He has recently won a Silver medal at the Asian Para Games 2022 held in China. He won Bhim Award 2022, which is the highest sport honor given by Government of Haryana for outstanding performances in National and International competitions.
- Sport Para - Athletics - Club and Discus throw (F- 51)
- Hometown Sonipat, Haryana
- Current Training Base Sports Authority of India, Sonipat
Achievements
- Bronze medal in the Club throw at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games 2022, China 2023
- Gold medal in Club throw and Silver in Discus throw in 5th Indian Open National Para Athletics Championship 2023, Bengaluru
- Won 2 silver medals in Club Throw and Discus Throw event at the 13th Fazza International Athletics Championships, 2022
- Gold and Silver medal in the Club and Discuss throw event at the 18th National Para Athletics Championships, 2018
- Won a Bronze medal in Club throw event at 10th Fazza IPC Athletics Grand Prix, 2018
Gallery
ATHLETE PROFILE
Amit Kumar Saroha
| Sport | Athletics -Club and Discus throw (F-51) |
| Hometown | Sonipat, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India, Sonipat |
Ekta Bhyan
| Sport | Athletics - Club and Discus throw (F-51) |
| Hometown | Hissar, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Hissar, Haryana |
Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
| Sport | Para Badminton (SL3) |
| Hometown | Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
| Current Training Base | Sri Krishan Sagar Sport academy, Noida |
Varun Bhati
| Sport | Para - Athletics - High Jump (T-42) |
| Hometown | Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
| Current Training Base | JLN Stadium, New Delhi |
Sumit
| Sport | Para Athletics - Javelin throw (F64) |
| Hometown | Sonipat, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sonipat, Haryana |
Rakesh Kumar
| Sport | Para-Archery |
| Hometown | Katra, Jammu |
| Current Training Base | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sports Complex, Jammu |
Narayan Thakur
| Sport | Para Athletics (100m, 200m) |
| Hometown | New Delhi |
| Current Training Base | Tyagraj Stadium and IIT, Delhi |
Manpreet Kaur
| Sport | Powerlifting – 41kg |
| Hometown | Jalandhar, Punjab |
| Current Training Base | SAI NSWC Gandhinagar |
Jyoti Balyan
| Sport | Archery (compound - standing) |
| Hometown | Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
| Current Training Base | Shrine Board Sports Complex Katra, Jammu |
Rakshita Raju
| Sport | Para Athletics - 400m, 800m, 1500m (T11) |
| Hometown | Chikmangalur, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore |
Devanshi Satija
| Sport | Para- Swimming (S10) |
| Hometown | Faridabad, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Faridabad |
Tarun Dhillon
| Sport | Badminton (SL-4) |
| Hometown | Hissar, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Shining Star Badminton Academy, Haryana |
Ravi Baby Sahana
| Sport | Para Table Tennis, Class 9 |
| Hometown | Hosur, Tamil Nadu |
| Current Training Base | SDAT-AKG TT Development center, Chennai |
Swapnil Patil
| Sport | Swimming (S10) |
| Hometown | Kolhapur, Maharashtra |
| Current Training Base | Dolphin Aquatics, Bangalore |
Suyash Jadhav
| Sport | Swimming (S7) |
| Hometown | Solapur, Maharashtra |
| Current Training Base | Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre, Bangalore |
Jayanti Behera
| Sport | Athletics - 200m, 400m and 800m (T-47) |
| Hometown | Sakhigopal, Odisha |
| Current Training Base | Gurukul Athletics Training Center, Odisha |
Nisha Kanwar
| Sport | Para-Shooting (SH1A) |
| Hometown | Rajasthan |
| Current Training Base | Bhawani Sports Shooting Academy, Rajasthan |
Niranjan Mukundan
| Sport | Swimming (S7) |
| Hometown | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | National training center, Berlin, Germany |
Himanshu Nandal
| Sport | Para-Swimming(S11) |
| Hometown | Rohtak, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Talkatora Stadium New Delhi |
Ankur Dhama
| Sport | Athletics - 1500m & 5000m (T-11) |
| Hometown | Khekera, Uttar Pradesh |
| Current Training Base | Nehru Stadium, New Delhi |
Dharambir
| Sport | Para - Athletics - Club and Discus throw (F-51) |
| Hometown | Sonipat, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India, Sonipat |
Manoj Sarkar
| Sport | Badminton (SL3) |
| Hometown | Rudrapur, Uttarakhand |
| Current Training Base | Sports Stadium, Rudrapur |
Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
| Sport | Badminton (SL4) |
| Hometown | Shivamogga, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | Babu Banarasi Das Academy, Lucknow |
Mohd. Yasser
| Sport | Athletics - Shotput (F-46) |
| Hometown | Malerkotla, Punjab |
| Current Training Base | SBS Athletics club, Sangrur |
Meet Thadani
| Sport | Athletics-100m & 200m ( T13) |
| Hometown | Ahmedabad |
| Current Training Base | SAI Gandhinagar |
Jyoti Verma
| Sport | Para Badminton (SL4) |
| Hometown | Behbalpur Hisar |
| Current Training Base | Shining Star Badminton Academy, Haryana |
Vinay Kumar Lal
| Sport | Athletics – 400m & 100m (T44) |
| Hometown | Sector 30B, Chandigarh |
| Current Training Base | Chandigarh |
Charanjit Kaur
| Sport | Badminton (SL3) |
| Hometown | New Delhi |
| Current Training Base | Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy, Lucknow, UP |
Aruna Singh Tanwar
| Sport | Taekwondo (K44) |
| Hometown | Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India, Lucknow |
A Selvaraj
| Sport | Athletics - Javelin/Shot put (F40) |
| Hometown | Konapet, Pudukottai |
| Current Training Base | SDAT, Madurai |
Sonia Sharma
| Sport | Shooting - 10m Air Pistol (SH1A) |
| Hometown | Agra |
| Current Training Base | Sankalp Shooting Academy, Agra |
Shridhar Malagi
| Sport | Swimming (S8) |
| Hometown | Belagavi, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | JNMC, Rotary Swimming Pool |
Sharad Kumar
| Sport | Athletics - High Jump (T-42) |
| Hometown | Patna, Bihar |
| Current Training Base | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi |
Ravi Kumar
| Sport | Athletics - 100m and 200m (T-35) |
| Hometown | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh |
| Current Training Base | Gurukul Athletics Training Center, Odisha |
Vikash Bhatiwal
| Sport | Athletics - shot put throw and discus throw (F-46) |
| Hometown | Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| Current Training Base | Delhi |
Radha Venkatesh
| Sport | Athletics 400m, 1500m (T12) |
| Hometown | Chitradurga, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore |
Priyanka Sharma
| Sport | Para Table Tennis (Class 7) |
| Hometown | New Delhi |
| Current Training Base | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Neeraj Yadav
| Sport | Para Athletics - Shot put, Discus throw & Javelin throw (F55) |
| Hometown | New Delhi |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru |
Virender Dhankar
| Sport | Athletics - Shotput and Javelin (F-57) |
| Hometown | Sonipat, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India, Sonipat |