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| Born | (1984-02-10) 10 February 1984 (age 40) Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vipin Kasana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neeraj Yadav (born 10 February 1984) is an Indian Paralympian and javelin thrower. 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 and defended it at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
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. Yadav started his Athletics career in 2015 after playing wheelchair tennis for about seven years.
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. In September 2022, he won gold at the Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix in Morocco with a new Indian National record. 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.
Doping
Failed in doping test.
See also
References
- "पैरा एशियन खेलों में स्वर्ण पदक विजेता नीरज यादव के साथ ठगी, ऑनलाइन मंगवाया था सामान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- "Love brings Neeraj Yadav back to his dream". International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- "Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix: Indian Athletes Bag 19 Medals in Morocco". News18. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- IANS (20 September 2022). "Indian athletes shine in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix with 19 medals". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- 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.
- "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.
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/news-para-athlete-neeraj-yadav-tests-positive-doping-india-likely-lose-two-medals-asian-para-games-2022
- "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.