Pooja Gupta
Pooja, a strong and independent woman from Rewari, was born with hereditary motor sensory neuropathy, but she never let that prevent her from accomplishing things throughout everyday life. After being introduced to para sports for the first time by her friend, Pooja could hardly imagine how it would be workable for her to participate in any game. However, she is a working lady, yet it didn't prevent her from picking the game. She typically prepares herself at home after her working hours. Moreover, after gaining some information about Boccia through web-based recordings, she chose to participate in the 2020 Boccia National Championship, which was held at Chandigarh University, where she clinched the gold in a mixed category. It was an immense lift for her and motivated her to keep chasing after the game. From that point forward, Pooja secured several medals at the National Championship and qualified for the upcoming 2022 World Boccia Challenger, which will be held in Rome, Italy in the month of September.
- Sport Boccia (BC4)
- Hometown Rewari, Haryana
- Current Training Base Chandigarh
Achievements
- Gold Medal in both Mixed pair and individual category at the Boccia National Championship Punjab 2022
- Bronze Medal in the Mixed Pair category at the Boccia National Championship, Visakhapatnam, 2021
- Gold Medal in the Mixed pair category and finished 4th in individual category at the Boccia National Championship Chandigarh, 2020
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 |