Rupal Chaudhary Explained

Rupal
Birth Name:Rupal Chaudhury
Nationality:Indian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:23 December 2004
Pb:400m: 51.85 (Cali, 2022)
400m hurdles: 59.30 (Bhubaneshwar, 2022)

Rupal Chaudhury (born 23 December 2004) is an Indian sprinter.[1]

Early life

She comes from Shahpur Jainpur village in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.[2]

Career

In 2022, Rapul defeated pre-race favourite Priya Mohan to win the women’s 400m at the Indian National U-20 Federation Cup Athletics Championships.[2] Later that year, she was a bronze medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the 400 metres, setting a new personal best time of 51.85 seconds.[3] At the same event she also won silver in the Mixed 4x400m relay in an Asian U20 record time.[4] In doing so, she became the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U-20 Athletics Championships.[5]

She suffered a knee injury which ruled her out of the entire 2023 season.[6]

She ran as part of the Indian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Rupal. World Athletics. 12 May 2024.
  2. Web site: UP farmer’s daughter Rupal Chaudhary becomes first Indian to win twin medals at World U-20 Athletics. Indian Express. 12 May 2024. 5 August 2022.
  3. Web site: World Athletics U20 Championships 2022: India's Rupal Chaudhary wins second medal with bronze in 400m . Olympics.com. 12 May 2024. 5 August 2022.
  4. Web site: World Athletics U20 Championships 2022: Indian mixed 4x400m relay team wins silver with Asian record. Olympics.com. 12 May 2024. 3 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Sportstar. 12 May 2024. World U-20 Athletics: Rupal Chaudhary wins bronze in women’s 400m, makes history. 5 August 2022.
  6. Web site: After knee injury, Rupal makes a comeback to Indian team for World Relays. Sportstar. 12 May 2024. 23 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Watch Athletics. Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. 12 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
  8. Web site: Paris Olympics: How Indian men’s and women’s relay squads stepped up in Bahamas In last-chance territory. Indian Express. 12 May 2024. 6 May 2024.