Navdeep Singh (athlete)

Navdeep Singh
Singh in September 2024
Personal information
Born (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 24)
Panipat,Haryana,India
Sport
Country India
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT41
Coached byVipin Kasana
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2024 Paris 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Tokyo 4th
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Javelin throw F41
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F41
World Para Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Javelin throw F41
Asian Youth Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dubai Javelin throw F41

Navdeep Singh (born 11 November 2000) is an Indian para-athlete and javelin thrower.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[2] He has also been a bronze medalist at the World Championships.[3]

Personal life

Navdeep Singh hails from Panipat, Haryana, India.[4] His father was a farmer in the village and also ran a milk dairy in the city.

He did his graduation from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University.

Career

In 2017, Singh won the gold medal for India in the men's javelin F41 event at Asian Youth Para Games, Dubai.[5] He proceeded to win the gold medal at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2021 in Dubai.[6][7]

Singh finished fourth in javelin throw F41 at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[8] He is also a Income tax inspector.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Javelin thrower Navdeep finishes fourth in F41 event". sportstar.thehindu.com. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ Sportstar, Team (7 September 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympics: Navdeep's silver medal upgraded after gold medallist Sadegh Beit Sayah of Iran gets disqualified". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Who is Navdeep? India's 1st Paralympic medallist in F41 category". India Today. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Navdeep Singh: Once ridiculed for height, income tax inspector wins India's seventh gold at Paralympics 2024". Firstpost. 8 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "World Para Athletics: Navdeep, Arvind win 2 quotas, India win 4 gold". IMDb. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Navdeep, Arvind win gold to secure quotas for Tokyo Paralympic Games". The Indian Express. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ^ "World Para Athletics: Navdeep, Arvind win 2 quotas, India win 4 gold". MorungExpress. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Once taunted for his height, javelin thrower Navdeep Singh wins India's seventh gold". The Indian Express. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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