Rakshitha Raju
Rakshitha is a Para-Athlete from Chikmagalur, a small town in Karnataka. She lost her parents at a very early age and is taken care by her grandmother who herself is deaf and dumb. Her PT master from Ashakirana Blind School would take her for national meets, where she was recognized by her current guide runner Sowmya, who introduced her to Rahul Balakrishna. He brought her to Bangalore to train under him at SAI. In 2017, she got selected for the Youth Asian Para Games but unfortunately could not attend due to passport issues. The following year at the Asian Para Games she won Gold in the 1500m event, being one of the first female athletes in her category to do so. She is dedicated, hardworking, smart, and determined to achieve her goals.
- Sport Para Athletics - 400m, 800m, 1500m (T11)
- Hometown Chikmangalur, Karnataka
- Current Training Base Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore
Achievements
- Secured Gold medal in 1500m T11 event at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games
- Secured 5th position in 1500m T11 event at Para Athletics World Championship Paris 2023
- Silver medal in 1500m at the 5th Indian Open Para Athletics Championship, 2023.
- Gold medal in 400m and 1500m at National Para Athletics Championship, 2023.
- Silver medal in 1500m at Sharjah International Open Para Athletics Meeting 2023
- Bronze medal in the 1500m event at World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2021 in Dubai.
- Gold medal in the 1500m and 800m events at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships, Nottwil, Switzerland, 2019.
- Gold Medal in the 1500m event at the Asian Para Games, Jakarta, 2018.
Gallery
ATHLETE PROFILE
Ekta Bhyan
| Sport | Athletics - Club and Discus throw (F-51) |
| Hometown | Hissar, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Hissar, Haryana |
Varun Bhati
| Sport | Para - Athletics - High Jump (T-42) |
| Hometown | Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
| Current Training Base | JLN Stadium, New Delhi |
Sumit
| Sport | Para Athletics - Javelin throw (F64) |
| Hometown | Sonipat, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sonipat, Haryana |
Rakesh Kumar
| Sport | Para-Archery |
| Hometown | Katra, Jammu |
| Current Training Base | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sports Complex, Jammu |
Manpreet Kaur
| Sport | Powerlifting – 41kg |
| Hometown | Jalandhar, Punjab |
| Current Training Base | SAI NSWC Gandhinagar |
Jyoti Balyan
| Sport | Archery (compound - standing) |
| Hometown | Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
| Current Training Base | Shrine Board Sports Complex Katra, Jammu |
Rakshita Raju
| Sport | Para Athletics - 400m, 800m, 1500m (T11) |
| Hometown | Chikmangalur, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore |
Devanshi Satija
| Sport | Para- Swimming (S10) |
| Hometown | Faridabad, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Faridabad |
Tarun Dhillon
| Sport | Badminton (SL-4) |
| Hometown | Hissar, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Shining Star Badminton Academy, Haryana |
Ravi Baby Sahana
| Sport | Para Table Tennis, Class 9 |
| Hometown | Hosur, Tamil Nadu |
| Current Training Base | SDAT-AKG TT Development center, Chennai |
Suyash Jadhav
| Sport | Swimming (S7) |
| Hometown | Solapur, Maharashtra |
| Current Training Base | Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre, Bangalore |
Jayanti Behera
| Sport | Athletics - 200m, 400m and 800m (T-47) |
| Hometown | Sakhigopal, Odisha |
| Current Training Base | Gurukul Athletics Training Center, Odisha |
Nisha Kanwar
| Sport | Para-Shooting (SH1A) |
| Hometown | Rajasthan |
| Current Training Base | Bhawani Sports Shooting Academy, Rajasthan |
Niranjan Mukundan
| Sport | Swimming (S7) |
| Hometown | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | National training center, Berlin, Germany |
Himanshu Nandal
| Sport | Para-Swimming(S11) |
| Hometown | Rohtak, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Talkatora Stadium New Delhi |
Ankur Dhama
| Sport | Athletics - 1500m & 5000m (T-11) |
| Hometown | Khekera, Uttar Pradesh |
| Current Training Base | Nehru Stadium, New Delhi |
Dharambir
| Sport | Para - Athletics - Club and Discus throw (F-51) |
| Hometown | Sonipat, Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India, Sonipat |
Manoj Sarkar
| Sport | Badminton (SL3) |
| Hometown | Rudrapur, Uttarakhand |
| Current Training Base | Sports Stadium, Rudrapur |
Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
| Sport | Badminton (SL4) |
| Hometown | Shivamogga, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | Babu Banarasi Das Academy, Lucknow |
Mohd. Yasser
| Sport | Athletics - Shotput (F-46) |
| Hometown | Malerkotla, Punjab |
| Current Training Base | SBS Athletics club, Sangrur |
Meet Thadani
| Sport | Athletics-100m & 200m ( T13) |
| Hometown | Ahmedabad |
| Current Training Base | SAI Gandhinagar |
Jyoti Verma
| Sport | Para Badminton (SL4) |
| Hometown | Behbalpur Hisar |
| Current Training Base | Shining Star Badminton Academy, Haryana |
Vinay Kumar Lal
| Sport | Athletics – 400m & 100m (T44) |
| Hometown | Sector 30B, Chandigarh |
| Current Training Base | Chandigarh |
Aruna Singh Tanwar
| Sport | Taekwondo (K44) |
| Hometown | Haryana |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India, Lucknow |
Sonia Sharma
| Sport | Shooting - 10m Air Pistol (SH1A) |
| Hometown | Agra |
| Current Training Base | Sankalp Shooting Academy, Agra |
Shridhar Malagi
| Sport | Swimming (S8) |
| Hometown | Belagavi, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | JNMC, Rotary Swimming Pool |
Sharad Kumar
| Sport | Athletics - High Jump (T-42) |
| Hometown | Patna, Bihar |
| Current Training Base | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi |
Vikash Bhatiwal
| Sport | Athletics - shot put throw and discus throw (F-46) |
| Hometown | Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| Current Training Base | Delhi |
Radha Venkatesh
| Sport | Athletics 400m, 1500m (T12) |
| Hometown | Chitradurga, Karnataka |
| Current Training Base | Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore |