Sandeep Chaudhary Explained

Sandeep Chaudhary
Birth Date:	1996 4, df=yes
Birth Place:	Khetri, India
Hometown:	Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
Sport:	Javelin
Disability Class:	F-44
Coach:	Vipin Kasana
Paralympics:	2016, 2020

Sandeep Chaudhary (born 10 April 1996) is an Indian track and field para-athlete who competes in javelin throw.

He is supported by GoSports Foundation^{[1] [2]} under the Para Champions Programme.

Career

He represented India at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia where he won a gold medal and set a new world record of 60.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on with his third throw in the F42-44/61-64 category.^{[3] [4]} The previous world record was set in 1980 by Chinese athlete Gao Mingjie.^[5]

At World Para Athletics' 2021 Dubai Grand Prix, Chaudhary won with a gold medal with 61.22m (200.85feet).^[6] At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Chaudhary won the gold medal with a world record throw of 66.18m (217.13feet).^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-08-11. IndusInd Bank-supported para-athletes qualify for Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games. 2021-08-30. Indian Television Dot Com. en.
2. Web site: India’s Sandeep Chaudhary gets the distance in Dubai again. 2021-08-30. International Paralympic Committee. en.
3. News: 6 October 2020 . Two years on, stars from Asian Para Games go down memory lane . International Paralympic Committee . 29 May 2020.
4. News: Zee Media Bureau . 14 October 2018 . Javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary returns to India after bagging Gold at Asian Para Games 2018 . en . Zee News . 30 May 2021.
5. News: Ninan . Susan . 10 October 2018 . Comfortably numb: Sandeep Chaudhary soothes physical pain with Para Games gold . . 30 May 2021.
6. News: 13 February 2021 . Sandeep Chaudhary Wins Gold, Navdeep, Arvind Secure Quotas For Tokyo Paralympic Games . Outlook India . 30 May 2021.
7. News: Gutierrez . Paloma . 8 November 2019 . Dubai 2019: India's Chaudhary claims gold with record throw . en . . . 31 May 2021.