Jyoti Gaderiya

Jyoti Radheshyam Gaderiya (born 1998) is an Indian para cyclist from Maharashtra. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[1][2] She competes in the women's elite C2 category.[3] At the Paris Paralympics on 29 August 2024, she finished 10th in the Women's 3000 m individual pursuit C1-3 with a time of 4:53.929.[4] and 15th place. [5]

Early life

Gaderiya comes from a family of farmers and started as a kabaddi player.[3] She took up cycling after she met with an life-threatening accident in 2016. She trains at Hyderabad with Aditya Mehta Foundation.[1] The para athletes from the foundation met the chief minister A. Revanth Reddy and briefed him about the preparations for the Paralympics.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Paul, Sanjay Samuel (2024-06-13). "Two para cyclists from Hyderabad to represent India at Paralympic Games 2024". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  2. ^ Tomar, Ajay (2024-04-21). "Two para-cyclists from India break into top-5 of world rankings". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ^ a b "Meet 2 Para Cyclists Who Will Represent India In Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games". News18. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. ^ "Cyclist Jyoti Gaderiya finishes 10th in 3000m individual pursuit event at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 2024-08-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  5. ^ "2024-Paralympic Games Updates : Day 10". NDTV.
  6. ^ "Para athletes call on Chief Minister". The Hindu. 2024-07-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-13.


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