Dharambir Nain

Dharambir Nain
Nain in 2024
Personal information
Born (1989-01-18) 18 January 1989
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Sport
SportPara athletics
Disability classF51
Event
Club throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best34.92 m AR (2024)
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Club throw F51
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 New Delhi Club throw F51
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe Club throw F51
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Club throw F51
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Club throw F51

Dharambir Nain (born 18 January 1989) is an Indian para club thrower.[1] He represented India at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in the men's club throw F51 event with a throw of 34.92 m, setting a new Asian record.[2]

Early life

Nain was born in Badana village, Rohtak, Haryana.[1] He did his schooling at C. R. Z. Senior Secondary School, Sonipat. He was paralyzed below the waist after a diving accident on 2 June 2012 when he hit the rocks in a canal near his aunt's house.[2] His father died in 2011, and his accident soon after left him shattered. He was bed ridden for over a year and during this period, the visit of Amit Kumar Saroha to his house along with a friend, has changed his life as Saroha introduced him to sports.[2]

Career

Nain took up para athletics in 2014, and was mentored in discus throw by Amit Kumar Saroha. He trains at Sports Authority of India facilities in Sonipat.[1]

Nain represented India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished 9th.[3] He first took part in the London World Championships in 2017.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games.[4][5]

He represented India at the World Championship in Dubai in 2019 and Paris in 2023.[1] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo, he came 8th in his event.[4]

In 2022, he won two silver medals in club throw and discus throw at the 13th Fazza International Athletics Championships and a silver medal in club throw F51 at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.[1] That year he also received the Bhim Award, the highest sports honour presented by the state government of Haryana, India.[6]

He won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "DHARAMBIR". Paris 2024 Paralympics. (alternate link)
  2. ^ a b c "Paris Paralympics: Club throwers Dharambir Nain & Amit Kumar Saroha – competing together and pushing each other to excellence". The Indian Express. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. ^ "Paralympics: Amit Kumar Saroha narrowly misses out on bronze medal in club throw". Scroll.in. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  4. ^ a b "Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Full list of 54 Indian competitors". ESPN. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  5. ^ PTI (2021-09-01). "Amit, Dharambir end without medal at club throw competition". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  6. ^ https://www.indusind.com/in/en/for-sports/Programs/para-champions/dharambir.html
  7. ^ "World Para Athletic C'ships 2024: Sachin Khilari defends gold, Dharambir bags bronze; India surpasses best-ever tally". Sportstar. PTI. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-27.


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