Bhagyashree Jadhav Explained

Bhagyashree Jadhav (born 24 May 1985) is a para athlete from Maharashtra. She was part of the Indian para team for the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China.[1] She won a silver medal in shot put F34 category. She threw a distance of 7.54 metres.[2] She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris, her second Paralympics.[3] She is named as the flagbearer for India at the Paris Paralympics opening ceremony along with Sumit Antil.[4]

Personal life

Bhagyashree hails from Honvadaj in Mukhed taluk, Nanded district, Maharashtra. After an accident in 2006, she began using a wheelchair and experienced depression. With the help of a Marathi journalist Prakash Kamble, she took up wheelchair sports.[5]

Career

Bhagyashree won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games. Earlier, she was part of the Indian team at the Tokyo Paralympic Games where she entered the final and was ranked 7th.[6] [7] In 2021, she won a bronze medal at the Feja World Cup. In 2019, she took part in the World Para Athletics Games in China and won two bronze medals. She took up sports in 2017 and won two gold and a bronze in the Mayor's Cup at Pune.

Award

In 2021, she won the 'Dr. Pradnya Nitin Joshi Smriti Kritagyata Sanman' award by Galaxy Hospital, Nanded.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tokyo 2020 - athletics - women-s-shot-put-f34 . 2024-01-14 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  2. Web site: Jetnavare . Rohit Bibhishan . Asian Para Games 2023 : नांदेडच्या भाग्यश्री जाधवची ऐतिहासिक कामगिरी, गोळाफेकीत रौप्य पदकाची कमाई . 2024-01-07 . Hindustan Times Marathi . mr.
  3. News: 2023-07-19 . Indian para athletes earn 17 quota places for Paris Games, record best ever finish at World Championship . 2024-08-14 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  4. Web site: 2024-08-16 . India name Bhagyashree Jadhav and Sumit Antil as flag bearers for Paralympics . 2024-08-17 . India Today . en.
  5. Web site: अनंत अमुचि ध्येयासक्ती . 2024-01-07 . Maharashtra Times . mr.
  6. Web site: Bhagyashri Mahavrao Jadhav - Athletics Paralympic Athlete Profile . 2024-01-07 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  7. News: 2021-08-31 . Tokyo Paralympics: Bhagyashri Jadhav finishes 7th in women's shot put F34 final . 2024-01-07 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  8. Web site: UNI . 2021-09-01 . Bhagyashree Jadhav conferred award . 2024-01-07 . www.UNIindia.net.