Namita Chandel

Namita Chandel

Personal information
Nationality	India
Born	(1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Canoe
Medal record Women's sprint canoe Representing  India Asian Championships 2022 Rayong C-4 200 m

Namita Chandel (born 10 February 1993 in Seoni) is an Indian canoeist, who won four gold medals at the National Canoe Sprint Championship in 2016[1] and one in 2017.[2] She represented India at the 2022 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships, where she was part of a bronze-winning team in the C-4 200m discipline.[3]

Early life

Namita Chandel is from Chhapara,[1] a small village in Madhya Pradesh, who regularly had to cross a river to attend school.[4] She enrolled in the Madhya Pradesh water sports academy, whose only admission criterion was that the applicants know swimming, in 2011.[1]

Career

Namita initially trained for kayaking but later switched to canoeing.[1] She represented India in the 2014 Asian Games. She won her first international medal at the Asian Canoe Sprint and Dragon Boat Championship in Indonesia in 2015.[4]

Achievements

• Represented India, Obstacle Slalom, Asian Games, Incheon, 2014
• Silver medal, Mixed 200m, Asian Canoe Sprint & Dragon Boat Championship, Indonesia, 2015
• Gold medal, C-2 500m, National Canoe Sprint Championship, Bhopal, 2018
• Represented India, C-1 events, ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Szeged, 2019
• 4 x Gold medals, C-4 (1000m, 500m, 200m) and C-2 (500m) events, National Canoe Sprint Championship, Bhopal, 2020[5]
• 3 x Gold medals, C-4 (500m) and C-2 (500m, 200m), National Canoe Sprint Championship, Bilaspur, 2021[6]
• Gold medal - C-2 (5000m), 2 x Silver medals - C-2 (500m, 200m) and Bronze medal - C-4 (200m), National Canoe Sprint Championship, Bhopal, 2022[7]
• Bronze medal, C-4 (200m), Asian Canoe Sprint Championships, Rayong, 2022

References

1. Singh, Ramendra (14 January 2016). "From small town girl to India's best canoeist". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
2. Thampy, Litha (12 January 2017). "MP players clinch 6 gold medals on 4th day". Times of India. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
3. "Namita makes Seoni proud by winning bronze in Asian C'ship". The Hitavada. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
4. Nair, Abhijit (8 November 2020). "Crossed river to go to school, Namita Chandel now India's canoeing star". The Bridge. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
5. "30th National Kayaking and Canoeing Sprint Senior Men and Women Championship" (PDF). Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
6. "31st National Kayaking and Canoeing Sprint Senior Men and Women Championship" (PDF). Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association. 27 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
7. "32nd National Kayaking and Canoeing Sprint Senior Men and Women Championship" (PDF). Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.