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	\| event = 800 & 1500 m		\| event = 800 & 1500 m
	\| pb = 800 m – 1:49.05 (2017)<br>1500 m – 3:41.93 (~~2017~~)<ref name=iaaf/>		\| pb = 800 m – 1:49.05 (2017)<br>1500 m – 3:38.24(2023)<ref name=iaaf></ref>
	\| club =		\| club =
	\| 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>		\| 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>
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	\| show-medals = yes		\| show-medals = yes
	\| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry\|{{IND}}}}		\| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport\|Men's [[Sport of athletics\|athletics]]}}
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			{{MedalCompetition\|[[Athletics at the Asian Games\|Asian Games]]}}
			{{MedalSilver\|[[2022 Asian Games\|2022 Hangzhou]]\|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's 1500 metres\|1500 m]]}}
	{{MedalCompetition\|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}		{{MedalCompetition\|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}
			{{MedalGold\|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships\|2023 Bangkok]]\|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres\|1500 m]]}}
	{{MedalGold\|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships\|2017 Bhubaneswar]]\|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres\|1500 m]]}}		{{MedalGold\|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships\|2017 Bhubaneswar]]\|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres\|1500 m]]}}
	{{MedalSilver\|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships\|2019 Doha]]\|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres\|1500 m]]}}		{{MedalSilver\|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships\|2019 Doha]]\|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres\|1500 m]]}}
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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]].		'''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]]. He also won Gold medal in 1500 m event at [[Athletics at the 2019 South Asian Games\|South Asian Games 2019]]

	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/>		== Early life ==
			Ajay Kumar Saroj hails from [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. 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" />

	== ~~Life~~ ==		== Career ==
	~~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.		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.

	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>		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>

	==References==		==References==
	~~{{Commons category\|Ajay Kumar Saroj}}~~
	{{reflist\|refs=		{{reflist\|refs=
	<ref name=iaaf>[https://~~www.iaaf~~.org/athletes/india/ajay-kumar-saroj-~~291485 Ajay Kumar Saroj~~]. IAAF</ref>		<ref name=iaaf>[https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/ajay-kumar-saroj-14549084]. IAAF</ref>
	}}		}}

			==External links==
			*{{sports links}}

	{{Footer Asian Champions men's 1500 metres}}		{{Footer Asian Champions men's 1500 metres}}

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	{{DEFAULTSORT:Saroj, Ajay Kumar}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Saroj, Ajay Kumar}}
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	[[Category:Living people]]		[[Category:Living people]]
			[[Category:Athletes from Uttar Pradesh]]
			[[Category:Sportspeople from Prayagraj]]
			[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for India]]
			[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners]]
			[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games]]
			[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
			[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
			[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]
	[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]		[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
	[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]		[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
	[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]		[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]

2401:4900:47F2:4374:C5CD:D275:70B0:7B48 at 07:15, 10 January 2021

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{{short description|Indian middle-distance runner}}
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| caption = Saroj at the 2017 Asian Championships
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| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], India<ref name=bio/>
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| sport = Athletics
| event = 800 & 1500 m
| pb = 800 m – 1:49.05 (2017)<br>1500 m – 3:41.93 (2017)<ref name=iaaf/>
| club =
| 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>
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| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships|2017 Bhubaneswar]]|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships|2019 Doha]]|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games|1500 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games|800 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition | [[Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|2017 Ashgabat]] |1500 m }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Youth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Asian Youth Games|2013 Nanjing]]|[[Athletics at the 2013 Asian Youth Games|1500 m]]}}
}}

'''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]].

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/>

== Life ==
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.

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>

==References==
{{Commons category|Ajay Kumar Saroj}}
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=iaaf>[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/ajay-kumar-saroj-291485 Ajay Kumar Saroj]. IAAF</ref>
}}
{{Footer Asian Champions men's 1500 metres}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saroj, Ajay Kumar}}
[[Category:Indian male middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]