RAJIV Arokia

India

Athletics

Date of Birth: 22 May 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TIRUCHCHIRAPPALLI

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : PATIALA

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 4 x 400m Relay IND India
	4 x 400m Relay Mixed IND India

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Round 1 (DQ)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2017	London, GBR	Heats (3:02.80)

Asian Games

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2018	Indonesia	4th (45.84)	1st (3:15.71)

Asian Championships

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2019	Doha, QAT	4th (45.37)	DQ
2017	Bhubaneswar, IND	2nd (46.14)	1st (3:02.92)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Army

Education:

St Joseph's College, Tiruchchirappalli, IND

Family:

Wife Anusha, one daughter

Languages spoken:

English, Malayalam, Tamil

Club name:

Indian Army [India]

Coach:

Radhakrishnan Nair [national], IND; Galina Bukharina [national]

Sporting relatives:

His sister Elizabeth has competed in volleyball at state level in India, while his brother Daniel has participated in athletics [triple jump]. (newindianexpress.com, 17 Jul 2016)

Injuries:

A toe injury sidelined him from the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (newindianexpress.com, 28 Jul 2020)

He competed with a hamstring injury at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea, and went on to win a bronze in the 400m event. (thequint.com, 16 Jul 2021; thehindu.com, 23 May 2016)

Start:

He began the sport at age 13 in India. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 17 Jul 2016)

Reason:

He was encouraged to switch from long jump to the 400m by coach Mohhamad Kunhi. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 17 Jul 2016)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (news.abplive.com, 06 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Receiving the Arjuna Award in 2017, qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games, and winning bronze in the 400m at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (newindianexpress.com, 23 Aug 2017)

Influence:

His father. (sportstiger.com, 19 Jul 2021)

Award:

In 2017 he received an Arjuna Award from the government of India. (newindianexpress.com, 30 Aug 2017)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
He is employed by the Indian Army under a sports quota programme that allows him to train and compete internationally. "I was not able to perform well in inter-university meet. The coach told me that I should take good food to do well at the university level. Not wanting to burden my family further and to pursue my running, I joined the army as a sepoy." (thequint.com, 16 Jul 2021; timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 11 Mar 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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