Neeraj Yadav (parathlete)

Neeraj Yadav
Personal information
Born (1984-02-10) 10 February 1984 (age 40)
Uttar Pradesh, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportPara-athletics
Disability classF55
Coached byVipin Kasana
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Javelin - F55
Disqualified 2022 Hangzhou Discus - F55
Disqualified 2022 Hangzhou Javelin - F55
World Para Athletics
Gold medal – first place 2022 USA Discus - F55
Gold medal – first place 2022 USA Discus - F55

Neeraj Yadav (born 10 February 1984) is an Indian Paralympian and javelin thrower.[1] He primarily competes in discus,shotput and javelin at Asian Para Games in the F55 category. He won Gold at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia[2] and defended it at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[3][4]

Background

Yadav hails from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He suffered paralysis and was diagnosed with neural damage at age 7. His father was a wrestler and a volleyball player. He got married in 2018.[3] Yadav started his Athletics career in 2015 after playing wheelchair tennis for about seven years.[3]

Career

He won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China in October 2023. He won discus throw in the F54/55/56 class on 24 October 2023 and added the javelin gold in the men's F55 category on 28 October 2023.[4] In September 2022, he won gold at the Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix in Morocco with a new Indian National record.[5][6] At the 2018 Asian Para Games he won a gold medal with an Asian Record of 29.84 metres. Earlier representing India, he won silver in the men's shot put and discus F55 event at Fazza Grand Prix in 2016.[7]

Doping

Failed in doping test.[8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "पैरा एशियन खेलों में स्वर्ण पदक विजेता नीरज यादव के साथ ठगी, ऑनलाइन मंगवाया था सामान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Love brings Neeraj Yadav back to his dream". International Paralympic Committee.
  3. ^ a b c Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 November 2023). "Meet javelin throw's other Neeraj, who won two golds at the Para Asian Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Asian Para Games 2023: India dominates Men's discus throw F54/55/56 event; Neeraj Yadav bags gold". newsable.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix: Indian Athletes Bag 19 Medals in Morocco". News18. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ IANS (20 September 2022). "Indian athletes shine in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix with 19 medals". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ Chakraborty, Samrat (12 February 2021). "World Para Athletics Grand Prix: Simran Kaur, Devender Kumar, Neeraj Yadav take India's gold tally to four". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Asian Para Games gold medallist Neeraj Yadav fails dope test; India may lose two gold medals from Hangzhou 2022". Sportstar. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/news-para-athlete-neeraj-yadav-tests-positive-doping-india-likely-lose-two-medals-asian-para-games-2022
  10. ^ "Neeraj Yadav fails dope test, India may lose two gold and drop one spot in Asian Para Games table". The Times of India. 18 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 October 2024.