KATHUNIYA Yogesh

India

Athletics

Date of Birth: 3 Mar 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F56

Place of birth: DELHI

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : NEW DELHI

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Discus Throw - F56	2

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Discus/Club	Men's Discus Throw - F56 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	Discus Throw - F56	2019	Dubai, UAE	42.05
Asian Para Games
7	Men's Discus Throw F54/55/56	2018	Jakarta, INA	36.23

Nickname:

Yogi [a nickname given by his mother]. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2021; Facebook profile, 19 Apr 2020)

Hobbies:

Playing computer games, sports science. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2021)

Education:

Kirorimal College of Delhi University, India

Languages spoken:

English, Hindi

Debut:

2018 for India (india.com, 09 Jul 2018)

Start:

He took up the sport at age 20 in Bahadurgarh, India. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2021)

Reason:

"It was a way to overcome my disability." (Athlete, 29 Aug 2021)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 26 Sep 2019)

Memorable:

Winning bronze at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2021)

Influence:

His mother. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." (Instagram profile, 26 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F56 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (india.com, 09 Jul 2018)

Impairment Details
At age eight, he experienced a paralytic attack which resulted in impaired coordination in his limbs. (indiatimes.com, 28 Dec 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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