Radha Venkatesh
Radha is a Para-Athlete from the small town of Chitradurga in Karnataka. She comes from a poor background where both her parents are farmers selling flowers and barely making ends meet. She was a student of the Asha Kirana Blind School in Chitradurga, where she used to practice one month every year prior to nationals. Here, she was recognized by Rahul Balakrishna who took notice of Radha’s consistent performances and brought her to Bangalore to train under him. He has been training her for the past 3 years and is her guide runner for all competitions. She has been consistently improving under Rahul’s training, winning 2 medals at the 2018 Asian Para Games, being one of the first female athletes to do so in her category. Radha is a dedicated and tireless athlete, who is keen on having good education along with achieving her goals in sports.
- Sport Athletics 400m, 1500m (T12)
- Hometown Chitradurga, Karnataka
- Current Training Base Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore
Achievements
- Secured first place in 1500m at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games
- Gold Medal in 1500m at 5th Indian Open National Para Athletics Championship, 2023.
- Gold and Silver medal in 1500m and 400m at Sharjah International Open Para Athletics Meeting 2023.
- Gold medal in 1500m at 4th Indian Open National Para Athletics Championship, 2022.
- Bronze medal in the 400m event at World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2019, Paris.
- Silver medal in the 1500m and Bronze medal in the 400m event at the Asian Para Games, Jakarta, 2018.
- Gold medal in the 800m event at the Asian Youth Para Games, Dubai, 2017.
Gallery
ATHLETE PROFILE
Ekta Bhyan
| Sport | Athletics - Club and Discus throw (F-51) |
| Hometown | Hissar, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Hissar, Haryana |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Aruna Singh Tanwar
| Sport | Taekwondo (K44) |
| Hometown | Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India, Lucknow |
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 |
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 |