Simran Sharma
Indian Paralympic athlete
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| Full name | Simran Sharma | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2024 Paris TBA 2020 Tokyo Q | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simran Sharma (born 9 November 1999) is a visually-impaired para-athlete.[1] She is a gold medalist at the World Championships and a double silver medalist at the Asian Para Games. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[2]
Personal life
In November 17, Sharma married her coach Naik Gajendra Singh. He is posted at New Delhi's 227 company of the Army Service Corps.[1]
Career
Sharma took part in China Grand Prix and World Para Grand Prix at Dubai in 2021. She became the first Indian para athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, but she did not get any medal.[3]
She was selected for the Indian team to take part in the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China[4] where she won two silver medals in the 100m and 200m T12 events.[5][6] At the Asian Games, she clocked 12.68 seconds for 100m on 24 October 2023 and 26.12 seconds for 200m on 26 October 2023.[3]
References
- ^ a b "With two medals at Para Asiads, Simran sees a silver lining". The Times of India. 2023-10-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-08-14). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ a b "Army jawan's wife wins two silver medals at Para Asian Games". The Times of India. 2023-10-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-10-21). "India at Asian Para Games 2023: Full list of Indian athletes". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Chotrani, Mahek. "Tokyo Paralympics: Simran Sharma Becomes First Indian Woman To Qualify For 100M Track Event". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "#NationalSportsDay: Female Athletes Who Have Put India On The Global Map This Year - Elle India". Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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