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Rupal Chaudhary

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Rupal
Personal information
Birth nameRupal Chaudhury
NationalityIndian
Born (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 51.85 (Cali, 2022)
400m hurdles: 59.30 (Bhubaneshwar, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cali 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cali Mixed 4×400 m relay

Rupal Chaudhury (born 23 December 2004) is an Indian sprinter.[1]

Early life

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She comes from Shahpur Jainpur village in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.[2]

Career

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In 2022, Rapul defeated pre-race favourite Priya Mohan to win the women’s 400m at the Indian National U-20 Federation Cup Athletics Championships.[2] Later that year, she was a bronze medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the 400 metres, setting a new personal best time of 51.85 seconds.[3] At the same event she also won silver in the Mixed 4x400m relay in an Asian U20 record time.[4] In doing so, she became the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U-20 Athletics Championships.[5]

She suffered a knee injury which ruled her out of the entire 2023 season.[6]

She ran as part of the Indian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ ". Rupal". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "UP farmer's daughter Rupal Chaudhary becomes first Indian to win twin medals at World U-20 Athletics". Indian Express. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships 2022: India's Rupal Chaudhary wins second medal with bronze in 400m". Olympics.com. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships 2022: Indian mixed 4x400m relay team wins silver with Asian record". Olympics.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "World U-20 Athletics: Rupal Chaudhary wins bronze in women's 400m, makes history". Sportstar. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "After knee injury, Rupal makes a comeback to Indian team for World Relays". Sportstar. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Paris Olympics: How Indian men's and women's relay squads stepped up in Bahamas In last-chance territory". Indian Express. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.