KOLOTHUM THODI Irfan

Date of Birth: 8 Feb 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: KIZHUPARAMBA

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : BENGALURU

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 20km Race Walk	51

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's 20km Race Walk Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2012	London, GBR	10th (1:20:21)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2019	Doha, QAT	27th (1:35:21)
2017	London, GBR	23rd (1:21:40)
2013	Moscow, RUS	DQ

Asian Games

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2018	Indonesia	DQ

Asian Race Walking Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	20km Race Walk	2017	Nomi, JPN	1:20:59
11	20km Race Walk	2019	Nomi, JPN	1:20:57

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2017	20km Race Walk	Asian Race Walking Championships	Nomi, JPN	1:20:59
11	2019	20km Race Walk	Asian Race Walking Championships	Nomi, JPN	1:20:57
23	2017	20km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	London, GBR	1:21:40
27	2019	20km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	Doha, QAT	1:35:21
49	2018	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, CHN	1:29:12

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

KT, Malappuram Express (sportskeeda.com, 29 May 2014)

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Army

Economics - University of Calicut, India

Languages spoken:

English, Hindi, Malayalam

Indian Army [India]

Alexander Artsybashev [national], RUS

A hamstring injury meant he was unable to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (espn.com, 02 Oct 2019)

In 2014 he sustained a stress fracture to his right ankle. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea, but required further treatment on the injury after the event. He did not return to training until October 2015. (scroll.in, 19 Feb 2018; indianexpress.com, 27 Feb 2016)

He took up race walking in 2006 in Kerala, India. (thehindu.com, 07 Sep 2012)

"There was one walker in my village named Ribas. He was considered the best walker in Kerala. I used to serve refreshments to Ribas and sometimes note his training times. One day, some of my friends suggested I try race walking when I accompany Ribas. I tried it for a few days and started liking it. That was the turning point in my life." (sportskeeda.com, 29 May 2014)

He trains at the Sports Authority of India [SAI] centre in Bengaluru, India. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 29 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
In 2010 he joined the Indian Army under a sports quota programme that allows him to train and compete internationally. "Coach Jalan PS asked me if I was interested in joining the Army. Back then being a soldier wasn't seen as such a great career prospect. Today [speaking in 2019] all the support I have in the sport is because of the army." (Facebook profile, 31 May 2020; espn.com, 02 Oct 2019; olympic.ind.in, 05 Apr 2018)

COMMONWEALTH EXIT
He was sent home from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, after needles were found in his room, violating the Games' 'no needle' policy. The Athletics Federation of India [AFI] gave him a warning after no anti-doping violation was found. (hindustantimes.com, 02 May 2018; thehindu.com, 16 Apr 2018)

LONDON BREAKTHROUGH
He finished 10th in the 20km race walk at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. "Generally people end their career with the Olympics but for me it was different as I started my career with it. I had no expectations but giving my best out there. My father works on the field and my mother is a housewife. We have land and amenities, but before the Olympics I had absolutely nothing, so getting the basics such as professional equipment was difficult. Since my Olympic participation a lot of things have changed on a positive note for race walking in India." (sportskeeda.com, 05 Mar 2016)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied economics at Devagiri College in Calicut, India. (Facebook profile, 31 May 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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