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<div>{{short description|Indian middle-distance runner}}<br />
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| image = Ajay Kumar Saroj Won Gold For India In 1500m.jpg<br />
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| caption = Saroj at the 2017 Asian Championships<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|1 May 1997}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], India<ref name=bio/><br />
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| sport = Athletics<br />
| event = 800 & 1500 m<br />
| pb = 800 m – 1:49.05 (2017)<br>1500 m – 3:41.93 (2017)<ref name=iaaf/><br />
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| coach = Jaswinder Bhatia<ref name=bio>[https://scroll.in/field/843142/ajay-kumar-saroj-is-gunning-for-bahadur-prasads-1995-national-record-in-the-1500m-after-odisha-win Ajay Kumar Saroj is gunning for Bahadur Prasad’s 1995 national record in the 1500m after Odisha win]. scroll.in</ref><br />
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships|2017 Bhubaneswar]]|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships|2019 Doha]]|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games|1500 m]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games|800 m]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition | [[Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games]] }}<br />
{{Medal|Gold | [[2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|2017 Ashgabat]] |1500 m }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Youth Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Asian Youth Games|2013 Nanjing]]|[[Athletics at the 2013 Asian Youth Games|1500 m]]}}<br />
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'''Ajay Kumar Saroj''' (born 1 May 1997) is an [[India|Indian]] middle-distance runner. He won gold medals in the 1500 m event at the [[2016 South Asian Games]] and the [[2017 Asian Athletics Championships]].<br />
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Saroj is the youngest of three brothers, and has three sisters. His father is a farmer and his mother is a housewife. He took up athletics at age 15.<ref name=bio/><br />
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== Life ==<br />
Ajay Kumar Saroj hails from [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Noticing his lack of interest in academics, his family encouraged him to take up sport at a young age. An avid learner, he used to watch the [[Olympic Games]] on television to learn the nuances of athletics. Beginning his career on track with 400m, Saroj, on the suggestion of his coach, shifted his focus to 1500m & 800m. <br />
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He is currently supported by the [[GoSports Foundation]] through the GoSports Long Term Athlete Development Programme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gosportsfoundation.in/our-programmes|title=Our Programmes|website=GoSports Foundation|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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<ref name=iaaf>[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/ajay-kumar-saroj-291485 Ajay Kumar Saroj]. IAAF</ref><br />
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{{Footer Asian Champions men's 1500 metres}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian male middle-distance runners]]<br />
[[Category:1997 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]</div>2401:4900:47F2:4374:C5CD:D275:70B0:7B48