Karamjyoti Dalal

Indian para-athlete

Karamjyoti Dalal (born 1987) is an Indian para-athlete from Haryana. She competes in discus throw F55 category. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, her second Olympics. She took part in the Rio Paralympics but was heartbroken after three false starts.[1][2]

Early life and education

Dalal is from Rohtak, Haryana. She studied at Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. She represented Haryana in judo and kabaddi at the national level[3] before her accident in 2008 where she fell from the terrace which affected her motor sensation. She is a discus thrower and a coach. She is employed as a coach at the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana. She learned of Para Athletics through her aunt.[4]

Career

Dalal won a bronze medal at the IPC World Para Athletics Championships 2017.[5] Earlier in March 2017, she won a gold medal at Fazaa International IPC Athletics Grand Prix at Dubai.[6]

In 2014, she made her international debut at the Incheon Asian Games where she finished fourth.[3][4] She also won a bronze at the World Para Athletic Championships in London in 2014.[7] She won a silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games held in 2023 at Hangzhou, China.

References

  1. ^ "Karam Jyoti Dalal leaves Rio Paralympics heartbreak behind". The Indian Express. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Paralympics: Poor media coverage in India draws flak". Sportstar. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "7 Indian Female Para Athletes Who Shone At Asian Para Games 2023". Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Will Karamjyoti Dalal become the first Indian woman to win Paralympic gold?". www.sportskeeda.com. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Karamjyoti Dalal secures World Championships bronze in a show of mental strength". Zeven. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Karamjyoti Dalal wins bronze at World Para Athletics Championships". The Times of India. 22 July 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Karamjyoti Dalal recovers from poor show in Rio to win bronze in World Para Athletics Championships". Scroll.in. Retrieved 19 October 2019.