Suraj Panwar (born 2 April 2001) is an Indian athlete from Uttarakhand. He takes part in 20km race walk. He is selected to represent India in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris in 20 km marathon race walking mixed relay team along with Priyanka Goswami . He won a silver at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in men's 20 km race walk.
Early life
Panwar is from Karbari Grant village, 15 km from Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Career
Panwar made the cut to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris through world rankings while three other Indian race walkers qualified after meeting the entry standard. Akshdeep Singh, Ram Baboo, Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh Bisht were the other Indian race walkers who qualified for the 2024 Olympics.
References
- "Suraj PANWAR | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (2024-01-31). "Year after he missed Olympic qualification by 1 second, Suraj Panwar makes no mistake this time". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- "Race walkers Vikash Singh, Paramjeet Singh Bisht qualify for 2024 Olympics and 2023 World C'ships in 20km event". The Economic Times. 2023-03-19. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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