Arshad Shaik Explained

Arshad Shaik (born 2 January 1993)[1] is an Indian para cyclist from Andhra Pradesh. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[2] [3] [4] In the Men's road time trial C2, he finished 11th at the Paris Paralympics with a time of 25:20.11 and finished 30th[5] in the men's 1000m time trial C1-3 events. He will also take part in men's time trial C2 and men's road race C1-3.

Life

Shaik is from Nandyal, in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. He met with an auto rickshaw accident in 2014 and his leg was amputated. He is a product of Hyderabad-based Aditya Mehta Foundation. The para athletes from the foundation met the chief minister A. Revanth Reddy and briefed him about the preparations for the Paralympics.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arshad Shaik . 2024-09-07 . Paris 2024 Paralympics.
  2. Web site: Paul . Sanjay Samuel . 2024-06-13 . Two para cyclists from Hyderabad to represent India at Paralympic Games 2024 . 2024-08-13 . www.deccanchronicle.com . en.
  3. Web site: Tomar . Ajay . 2024-04-21 . Two para-cyclists from India break into top-5 of world rankings . 2024-08-13 . The New Indian Express . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-06-21 . Meet 2 Para Cyclists Who Will Represent India In Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games . 2024-08-13 . News18 . en.
  5. Web site: 2024-Paralympic Games Updates : Day 10 . NDTV.
  6. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2024-07-02 . Para athletes call on Chief Minister . 2024-08-13 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.

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