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Indian para Olympian

Ashok Kumar Malik (born 27 April 1989) is an Indian para powerlifter from Haryana who qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris and finished sixth. He won silver medals in the Para Powerlifting World Cup, in Egypt in March 2024 to clinch an Olympic berth for India.

Early life

Ashok is from Haryana. He did his graduation from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana. He trains under coach Tanvir Logani and J. P. Singh is his national coach. He was injured during the 2018 Asian Para Games where his radius and ulna bones were crushed and protruded out of his skin.

Career

Ashok won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. He trained under coach J. P. Singh for the Asiad. He won a gold medal at the Asia Oceania Para Powerlifting Championships 2022 at Pyeongtaek, South Korea in June 2022.

References

  1. ^ "Paris 2024". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. "Paris Paralympics: Simran Sharma Finishes Last In Women's 100m Final, Powerlifter Ashok's Campaign Concludes Without Medal | Olympics News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. India, The Hans (2024-03-21). "Para-powerlifters Ashok and Paramjeet Kumar secure berths for 2024 Paris Paralympics". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. "Indian Powerlifters Ashok, Parmjeet Kumar Qualify For Paris Paralympics With Silver Medals". Outlook India. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  5. "Haryana powerlifter Ashok lifts bronze in Para Asian Games". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  6. "India's Ashok Malik wins gold in Asia-Oceania Para Powerlifting Championships". The Times of India. 2022-06-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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