Dharambir Nain
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| Born | January 18, 1989 Rohtak, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F51 | ||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2024 Paris  | ||||||||||||||
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Dharambir Nain (born 18 January 1989) is an Indian para-athlete.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the men's club throw F51 event. He set an Asian record with his throw of 34.92 m.
Early life
[edit]Nain was born in Jat family Rohtak, Haryana.[1] He did his schooling at C. R. Z. Senior Secondary School, Sonipat. He was paralysed below the waist after a diving accident where he hit the rocks in the water.
Career
[edit]He took up para athletics in 2014, and was mentored in discus throw by Amit Kumar Saroha. He trains at Sports Authority of India facilities in Sonipat.[1]
Nain represented India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished 9th.[2] He first took part in the London World Championships in 2017.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games.[3][4]
He represented India at the World Championship in Dubai in 2019 and Paris in 2023.[1] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo, he came 8th in his event.[3]
In 2022, he won two silver medals in club throw and discus throw at the 13th Fazza International Athletics Championships and a silver medal in club throw F51 at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.[1] That year he also received the Bhim Award, the highest sports honour presented by the state government of Haryana, India.[5]
He won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Para Athletic Championships in Kobe, Japan.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "DHARAMBIR". Olympics.com.
- ^ "Paralympics: Amit Kumar Saroha narrowly misses out on bronze medal in club throw". Scroll.in. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ a b "Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Full list of 54 Indian competitors". ESPN. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ PTI (2021-09-01). "Amit, Dharambir end without medal at club throw competition". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ https://www.indusind.com/in/en/for-sports/Programs/para-champions/dharambir.html
- ^ "World Para Athletic C'ships 2024: Sachin Khilari defends gold, Dharambir bags bronze; India surpasses best-ever tally". Sportstar. PTI. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
External links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Indian people
- Indian male athletes
- Paralympic athletes for India
- People from Rohtak
- Sportspeople from Haryana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic gold medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics