YADAV Prachi

Date of Birth: 29 May 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Sport Class: VL2

Place of residence : BHOPAL

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Women's Va'a Single 200m - VL2	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Va'a Single 200m - VL2 Heat 1 #3	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Va'a Single 200m - VL2 Semi-final 2 #22	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Va'a Single 200m - VL2 Final A #29	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
10	Va'a Single 200m - VL2	2019	Szeged, HUN	1:18.31

Occupation:

Husband Manish Kaurav

Languages spoken:

Mayank Thakur [national]

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Manish Kaurav has represented India in Para canoe, competing at the world championships in 2016 and 2017. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Aug 2021; canoeicf.com, 07 Apr 2021)

Other sports:

She has competed in Para swimming at national level in India. (canoeicf.com, 07 Apr 2021)

She took up Para canoe in 2018. She had previously competed in Para swimming, which she began in 2007. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 18 May 2021)

She first practised Para swimming and began Para canoe at the recommendation of her coach, who thought she had a better chance of going to the Paralympic Games in the sport. "[Coach] Virender Kumar Dabas asked me to switch to Para canoe as I have long arms. I loved it from the start. I started with a kayak, which was easy for me, but I needed to do canoe to try and qualify for the Paralympics, which was much harder." (newindianexpress.com, 19 May 2021; canoeicf.com, 07 Apr 2021)

She trains at Lower Lake in Bhopal, India. (newindianexpress.com, 19 May 2021)

General Interest

Classification
KL2, VL2 (ICF, 01 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Planet Canoe Facebook page, 21 Aug 2019)

Impairment Details
She has paralysis below her waist and uses her upper body to move the boat. "The sport needs good shoulder strength, thankfully my impairment is limited to my legs." (thebridge.in, 18 May 2021; tribuneindia.com, 29 Jun 2018)

General
FIRST CANOE
When she began practising the sport in 2018, she trained on a customised canoe, using an oil drum attached by bamboo on one side to maintain the canoe's balance. "When I started my practice in 2018, there was hardly any awareness of Para athletes in kayaking and canoeing. There was no boat. In such a situation, the biggest challenge for me was to start practising. My coach Mayank Thakur told me that he would construct a prototype of the boat. I was not sure how to start practice on it. But when I used the boat, I found that it was efficient." (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 18 May 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/prachisingh595

Legend

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

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