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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Ajay Tyagi<br />
| image = Ajay_Tyagi_Rower_Profile_2025.jpg<br />
| caption = Tyagi at Rowing Champion<br />
| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} India<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|06|10}}<br />
| birth_place = Sara Village, [[Ghaziabad district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| height = {{convert|6|ft|m|2}}<br />
| sport = [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]<br />
| event = Lightweight Double Sculls (LM2x), Quadruple Sculls (LM4x)<br />
| club = [[Indian Army]] ([[Bombay Engineer Group]])<br />
| rank = [[File:Naib_Subedar_-_Naib_Risaldar_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|25px]] [[Naib Subedar]]<br />
| coach = [[Ismail Baig]]<br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]] }}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Rowing Championships]] }}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[2025 Asian Rowing Championships|2025 Haiphong]] | LM2x }}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[2025 Asian Rowing Championships|2025 Haiphong]] | LM4x }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | Australian Rowing Championships }}<br />
{{MedalGold | 2025 Tasmania | LM2x }}<br />
{{MedalGold | 2025 Tasmania | LM4x }}<br />
{{MedalSilver | 2025 Tasmania | Open Eight }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[National Games of India|National Games]] }}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[2025 National Games of India|2025 Uttarakhand]] | LM2x }}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[2023 National Games of India|2023 Goa]] | M2x }}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[2023 National Games of India|2023 Goa]] | M4x }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | Senior National Rowing Championships }}<br />
{{MedalGold | 2025 Bhopal | LM2x }}<br />
{{MedalGold | 2025 Bhopal | M4x }}<br />
{{MedalGold | 2023 Pune | LM2x }}<br />
{{MedalGold | 2022 Pune | LM2x }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | Open Sprint National Championships }}<br />
{{MedalGold | 2023 Pune | LM2x }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | Indoor National Rowing Championships }}<br />
{{MedalGold | 2024 Moga | Lightweight Pair }}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ajay Tyagi''' (born 10 June 1999) is an Indian professional rower who competes in the lightweight double sculls (LM2x) and quadruple sculls (LM4x) events. He is an Asian Rowing Championship gold medalist and serves as a [[Naib Subedar]] in the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="TOI_Oct25">{{cite news |last=Kumaraswamy |first=K |title=Rower Tyagi comes of age with Asian Championship gold & silver |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/rower-tyagi-comes-of-age-with-asian-championship-gold-silver/articleshow/124808113.cms |work=The Times of India |date=25 October 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Tyagi was born in Sara village, [[Ghaziabad district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father, Rakesh Tyagi, is a farmer and his mother's name is Kusum. He has a younger brother named Avnish Tyagi.<ref name="Hindustan_Live">{{cite news |title=Indian Soldier Ajay Tyagi Shines at Australian Rowing Championship |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/ncr/ghaziabad/story-indian-soldier-ajay-tyagi-shines-at-australian-rowing-championship-with-gold-and-silver-medals-201743686338857.html |work=Hindustan (newspaper) |date=3 April 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Military career ==<br />
Tyagi enlisted in the [[Indian Army]] in 2018 and serves in the [[Bombay Engineer Group]] (Bombay Sappers). He was selected for rowing training in 2021 at the Army Rowing Node (ARN) in [[Pune]] based on anthropometric parameters.<ref name="NIE_Jan22">{{cite news |title=Afraid of water once, rower Ajay Tyagi bags nationals gold on debut |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2022/jan/09/afraid-of-water-once-rower-ajay-tyagi-bags-nationals-gold-on-debut-2404972.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 January 2022}}</ref> <br />
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== Career ==<br />
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=== National ===<br />
Tyagi won gold in the Lightweight Double Sculls at the 39th Senior National Rowing Championships in Pune in 2022 alongside partner Arwinder Singh.<ref name="NIE_Jan22"/> In 2023, he partnered with Olympian [[Arjun Lal Jat]] to win gold at the 40th Senior National Rowing Championships.<ref name="InvestGuru">{{cite web |title=Sr. National Rowing: Bhokanal fails to advance; Army, Services rowers head into final faceoffs |url=https://investmentguruindia.com/BeyondMarketSports/Sr-National-Rowing-Bhokanal-fails-to-advance-Army-Services-rowers-head-into-final-faceoffs |work=Investment Guru India |date=24 February 2023}}</ref> That same year, he won gold in the LM2x event at the Open Sprint National Championships and represented [[Maharashtra]] at the [[2023 National Games of India|37th National Games]] in [[Goa]], where he secured two bronze medals in the Double Sculls and Quadruple Sculls events.<ref name="TOI_Goa">{{cite news |title=Services rowers claim overall championship at National Games |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/services-rowers-claim-overall-championship-at-national-games/articleshow/104950722.cms |work=The Times of India |date=3 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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In 2024, Tyagi won gold in the lightweight pair event at the Indoor National Rowing Championships in [[Moga, Punjab]].<ref name="NIE_Apr25">{{cite news |last=Mirza |first=Firoz |title=From Olympic heartbreak to winning medals: Tyagi's story |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2025/Apr/03/from-olympic-heartbreak-to-winning-bagful-of-medals-rower-tyagis-story |work=The New Indian Express |date=3 April 2025}}</ref> He continued his domestic success in 2025, winning gold at the [[National Games of India]] in [[Uttarakhand]] (LM2x) and adding two more gold medals (LM2x and M4x) at the 42nd Senior National Rowing Championships in [[Bhopal]].<ref name="NIE_Apr25"/><br />
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=== International ===<br />
Tyagi made his international debut in 2022 at World Rowing Cup I in [[Belgrade]], Serbia, finishing in 13th place.<ref name="IndiaRowing_Serbia">{{cite web |title=India Rowing Contingent for 2022 World Rowing Cup 1 |url=https://www.indiarowing.com/admin/statumoredl/202206012050592RFI-2022%20World%20Cup%201,%20Belgrade,%20Serbia%20dt%2020.05.22-Team%20Announcement%20&%20Departure.pdf |publisher=Rowing Federation of India |date=20 May 2022}}</ref> He later participated in World Rowing Cup II in [[Poznań]], Poland,<ref name="NIE_Poland">{{cite news |title=Fisherman's daughter from Tamil Nadu to represent country in World Rowing Cup II |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2022/jun/14/fishermans-daughter-from-tamil-nadu-to-represent-country-in-world-rowing-cup-ii-2465661.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 June 2022}}</ref> and served as a reserve member for the 2022 Asian Rowing Championships in [[Thailand]].<ref name="TOI_Oct25"/><br />
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In 2023, Tyagi competed with the Indian squad at World Rowing Cup I in [[Zagreb]], Croatia,<ref name="TheBridge_May23">{{cite news |title=Indian Rowing team for world rowing cup announced |url=https://thebridge.in/rowing/indian-rowing-team-world-rowing-cup-41523 |work=The Bridge |date=1 May 2023}}</ref> and World Rowing Cup III in [[Lucerne]], Switzerland.<ref name="IndiaRowing_Lucerne">{{cite web |title=Participation of Indian Rowing Team in World Rowing Cup 3 Lucerne |url=https://www.indiarowing.com/admin/statumoredl/202308260958302AS%20No.%2018%20dt%2002.06.23-Revised-WC%203-Lucern-04th~10th%20July,%202023.pdf |publisher=Rowing Federation of India |date=2 June 2023}}</ref><br />
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At the 2025 Australian Rowing Championships in [[Tasmania]], he secured two gold medals and one silver medal.<ref name="Hindustan_Live"/> Later that year, at the [[Asian Rowing Championships]] in [[Haiphong]], Vietnam, Tyagi won the gold medal in the Lightweight Double Sculls alongside partner Lokeshwar Singh with a time of 6:40.75, and added a silver medal in the Lightweight Quadruple Sculls.<ref name="Olympics25">{{cite web |title=Asian Rowing Championships 2025: India medal winners list |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/asian-rowing-championships-2025-india-medal-winners-list |publisher=Olympics.com |date=19 October 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Competitive record ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Competition !! Venue !! Event !! Result<br />
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| 2022 || World Rowing Cup I || [[Belgrade]], Serbia || LM2x || 13th<br />
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| 2022 || World Rowing Cup II || [[Poznań]], Poland || LM2x || Participation<br />
|-<br />
| 2022 || Asian Rowing Championships || [[Pattaya]], Thailand || Team || Reserve<br />
|-<br />
| 2022 || [[Senior National Rowing Championships]] || [[Pune]], India || LM2x || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2023 || World Rowing Cup I || [[Zagreb]], Croatia || LM2x || Participation<br />
|-<br />
| 2023 || World Rowing Cup III || [[Lucerne]], Switzerland || LM2x || Participation<br />
|-<br />
| 2023 || [[Senior National Rowing Championships]] || [[Pune]], India || LM2x || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2023 || Open Sprint National Championships || [[Pune]], India || LM2x || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2023 || [[2023 National Games of India|National Games]] || [[Goa]], India || M2x || {{Bronze medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2023 || [[2023 National Games of India|National Games]] || [[Goa]], India || M4x || {{Bronze medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2024 || Indoor National Rowing Championships || [[Moga, Punjab|Moga]] || Lightweight Pair || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2025 || [[Senior National Rowing Championships]] || [[Bhopal]], India || LM2x || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2025 || [[Senior National Rowing Championships]] || [[Bhopal]], India || M4x || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2025 || Australian Rowing Championships || [[Tasmania]], Australia || LM2x || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2025 || Australian Rowing Championships || [[Tasmania]], Australia || LM4x || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2025 || Australian Rowing Championships || [[Tasmania]], Australia || M8+ || {{Silver medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2025 || [[Asian Rowing Championships]] || [[Haiphong]], Vietnam || LM2x || {{Gold medal}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2025 || [[Asian Rowing Championships]] || [[Haiphong]], Vietnam || LM4x || {{Silver medal}}<br />
|}<br />
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