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{{short description|Indian triathlete}}
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'''Pragnya Mohan''' (born 19 October 1994) is an [[India]]n [[triathlete]] from [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]. In 2019, she became the first triathlete to represent India in the [[ITU Triathlon World Cup|Triathlon World Cup]]. She is the current South Asian triathlon champion, multiple times national champion and has won gold medals at the [[South Asian Games]] and the [[National Games of India|National Games]].

In 2015, she was decorated with the [[Ekalavya Award|Eklavya Award (Senior)]], the highest state sports award. She is also a qualified [[Chartered Accountant]] from the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]].

==Early career==
Mohan was born on 19 October 1994 in [[Ankleshwar]], [[Gujarat]].{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=238}} She started swimming at the age of two, learning it in the pool of [[Modiguard]] township.{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=230}} Seeing her potential, her parents sent her to a 45-day coaching camp in 2002. Once she mastered the finer aspects of swimming, even being a third grade student she went on to beat the high school students in the distance swimming event organized by her school.{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=231}} She started [[Swimming (sport)|competitive swimming]] at the age of eight by participating in the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE west zone competition]] in [[Alwar]].{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=232}} In 2003, after her family shifted to [[Atul, Gujarat]], she was left without a coach and had to train on her own in the township of [[Atul Limited]]. Mohan steadily improved her performance in state meets going from bronze to gold. In 2006, she qualified for the swimming nationals for the first time.{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=233}}

In 2004, Mohan participated in her school's {{convert|5|km|mi}} [[mini marathon]] finishing second. Thereafter she started [[endurance running]].{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=234}} In 2007, when her father joined [[Cadila Pharmaceuticals]], the family moved to [[Ahmedabad]]. Within seventy-five days of coming under the tutelage of Kamlesh Nanavati and training alongside national champions [[Vandita Dhariyal]] and [[Maana Patel]], she finished first in the state championship.{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=235}} Combining the sports of swimming and running, she won the bronze medal in the [[Aquathlon|sub-junior national aquathlon]] in 2008.<ref name="DB">{{cite news |title=24 વર્ષીય પ્રજ્ઞા મોહન 3 કલાક 6 મિનિટમાં ટ્રાયથ્લોન પૂર્ણ કરી ફરીવાર નેશનલ ચેમ્પિયનશિપ જીતી |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/rasdhar/novel/news/24-year-old-pragnya-mohan-won-the-national-championship-again-by-completing-a-triathlon-in-3-hours-and-6-minutes-1567400996.html |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati) |date=2 September 2019}}</ref>

She started cycling in her high school years. In January, 2013, she won the inaugural {{convert|50|km|mi}} cycle race organized by [[Amdavad Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="DB" />{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=241}} She has won a total of 127 state championship medals in various disciplines. In December 2013, she won the gold medal in the women's category of 24th Gujarat State Aquathlon qualifying for the 2014 Senior National Triathlon Championship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pragnya's golden shine |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Pragnyas-golden-shine/articleshow/35884655.cms |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=4 December 2013}}</ref>

==Triathlon career==
[[File:Pragnya Mohan in action - Cycling in Melbourne.jpg|right|thumb|285px|Pragnya Mohan cycling in [[Melbourne]]]]
Mohan won the gold medal in the 2014 Senior National Triathlon Championship held at [[Nashik]], Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shweta |title=City girl Pragnya wins national triathlon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/City-girl-Pragnya-wins-national-triathlon/articleshow/29172999.cms |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=22 January 2014}}</ref> Subsequently she clinched a silver medal at her maiden international meet - 2014 South Asian Triathlon Championship held at [[Pokhara]], Nepal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shweta |title=Gujarat girls rule South Asian Triathlon Championship |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarat-girls-rule-South-Asian-Triathlon-Championship/articleshow/33304989.cms |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=6 April 2014}}</ref>

While representing her home state Gujarat, she won a gold medal in the [[2015 National Games of India|2015 National Games]] held at [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala from 31 January to 14 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gujarat and Services grab triathlon honours |url=https://kerala2015.com/news/gujarat-and-services-grab-triathlon-honours |website=National Games Kerala 2015 |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> In August 2015, the [[Government of Gujarat]] in light of Mohan's exceptional performance at national and international level, conferred her with its highest state sports award, the Eklavya Award (Senior).<ref>{{cite news |title=City's Sports stars felicitated for excellence |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/citys-sports-stars-felicitated-for-excellence/48531599.html |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |date=19 August 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Pragnya Mohan ASTC Rayong.jpg|left|thumb|255px|Mohan at the [[2019_in_triathlon#Asian_Triathlon_Confederation_(ASTC)|2019 Rayong Asian Cup]]]]
She started the year 2018 by finishing second in the 2018 Senior National Triathlon Championship held at [[Visakhapatnam]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senior National Triathlon Championship: Pragnya Mohan settles for silver medal |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/pragnya-settles-for-silver-medal/63290171.html |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |date=14 March 2018}}</ref> Thereafter she won the silver medal in the 2018 South Asian Triathlon Championship held at Pokhara, Nepal.<ref>{{cite news |title=City athlete wins silver at South Asian triathlon |url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/olive/apa/timesofindia/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=TOIA%2F2018%2F05%2F04&id=Ar01808&sk=DF258DFD&viewMode=image |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

Mohan began the year 2019 with winning the 2019 South Asian Triathlon Championship held at Pokhara, Nepal.<ref>{{cite news |title=અમદાવાદની પ્રજ્ઞાએ સાઉથ એશિયન ટ્રાયથ્લોનમાં ગોલ્ડ મેળવ્યો |url=http://sandeshepaper.in/edition/57854/ahmedabad/page/17/zoom |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Sandesh (in Gujarati) |date=1 May 2019}}</ref> This performance was her best performance at an international event. With this she qualified and participated in the [[ITU Triathlon World Cup|2019 Triathlon World Cup]] held at [[Madrid]], Spain on 5 May 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Soumitra |title=This is my best performance at an international event: Pragnya Mohan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/this-is-my-best-performance-at-an-international-event/articleshow/69185729.cms |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=5 May 2019}}</ref> She became the first triathlete to represent India at the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cernuda |first1=Olalla |title=India makes its debut in the World Cup circuit with Pragnya Mohan |url=https://www.triathlon.org/news/article/india_makes_its_debut_in_the_world_cup_circuit_with_pragnya_mohan |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=World Triathlon |date=14 May 2019}}</ref> She went to win the 2019 Senior National Triathlon Championship held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.<ref>{{cite news |title=સિટીની ગર્લ ટ્રાયથ્લોનમાં નેશનલ ચેમ્પિયન બની |url=https://sandeshepaper.in/m/415381/5d7437de2148c |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Sandesh (in Gujarati) |date=8 September 2019}}</ref>

She participated in the [[2019 South Asian Games]] held at Nepal from 1–10 December 2019. Battling stomach cramps, she won the bronze medal in [[Triathlon at the 2019 South Asian Games#Triathlon|women’s triathlon individual category]] on 2 December 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Against All Odds |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/against-all-odds/72339152.html |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> Two days later, she led the opening leg of the [[Triathlon at the 2019 South Asian Games#Triathlon|Indian triathlon mixed relay team]]. Her strong performance of being the fastest amongst the female triathletes led the Indian team to a comfortable gold medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=No pain for a golden gain |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/no-pain-for-a-golden-gain/72373864.html |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |date=5 December 2020}}</ref>

===Accidents===
Mohan has had four major accidents in her triathlon career, all while cycling on the road. In January 2014, while drafting behind her partner in Ahmedabad, she touched the front riders' rear wheel, fell and got dragged on the road. In March 2015, again in Ahmedabad she was hit by a SUV on the [[Sardar Patel Ring Road]], due to which she got [[Repressed_memory#Amnesia|partial amnesia]]. In December 2017, while Mohan was at a high speed on a steep descent in [[Melbourne]], she tried to dodge a pothole and lost control of the bike, fracturing her thumb. In June 2019, Mohan while cycling in [[Lleida]], Spain lost control of her bike, fell and fractured her wrist bone. In the both the latter cases, she underwent surgery.{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=244-248}}

== Personal life ==
[[File:Pragnya Mohan IIMB TEDx.jpg|right|thumb|285px|Pragnya Mohan speaking at the 2019 [[TEDx]] [[IIM Bangalore]]]]
Mohan, while a student of [[Eklavya School]] in Class XI choose the [[Education_in_India#12th_(senior_secondary_or_higher_secondary)_exam|science stream]]. However two years later, she decided to pursue the [[Chartered accountancy]] course due to a good return for the time invested and option of self study meant more time for pursuing sports. After clearing her intermediate exam, she spent a year interning in [[Ernst & Young]], a [[Big Four accounting firm]]. However due to long hours of work and outstation audits, her sports suffered. In February 2015, she switched firms and in the summer of 2017, she cleared the final exams to qualify as a Chartered Accountant (CA) from the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] (ICAI). After which she plunged into training for triathlon full time. While her hometown is in Ahmedabad, she mainly trains in [[Australia]] and [[Spain]] under the guidance of international coaches Sean Foster and Eva Ledesma.<ref name="DB" /><ref>{{cite news |title=પ્રજ્ઞા મોહને સાઉથ એશિયન ગેમ્સમાં વિમેન્સમાં બ્રોન્ઝ- મિક્સ્ડ ટીમ ઈવેન્ટમાં ગોલ્ડ જીત્યો |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/MGUJ-AHM-HMU-MAT-pragya-mohan-wins-gold-in-bronze-mixed-team-event-at-women-in-south-asian-games-055134-6189305-NOR.html |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati) |date=17 December 2019}}</ref>{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=237, 240, 248}}

Mohan is a public speaker having delivered [[TEDx]] talk in [[IIM Bangalore]] in 2019 alongside [[Kavita Krishnamurti]], [[Tejasvi Surya]] and [[Komal Nahta]]. She regularly speaks in [[ICAI]] national conferences about the lessons and importance of sports.{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=241}} She used to be a paper presenter at the CA Students National Conference and also bagged the best paper presenter award. She is also a qualified [[paragliding]] pilot having done her club pilot course from [[Kamshet]].{{sfn|Sivakumar|Ram|2021|p=232}}

She had travelled to [[Melbourne]], Australia in March 2020 to train. She got stuck there due to the [[COVID-19 lockdowns]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Soumitra |title=Melbourne's reimposed lockdown, can't come back now: Pragnya Mohan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/melbournes-reimposed-lockdown-cant-come-back-now-pragnya-mohan/articleshow/76900906.cms |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=10 July 2020}}</ref> Later she decided to stay back as the situation in Melbourne improved and she had access to better training facilities. As of July 2021, she had spent 17 months away from her home in India.<ref name="Jul21">{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Soumitra |title=Staying away from my family for 14 months hasn’t been easy: Pragnya Mohan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/staying-away-from-my-family-for-14-months-hasnt-been-easy-pragnya-mohan/articleshow/84062989.cms |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=2 July 2021}}</ref>

Mohan has been selected by the [[World Triathlon]] for their mentee program. As a part of it she is trying to popularize her sport in different parts of India particularly through the use of social media.<ref name="Jul21" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{cite book |last1=Sivakumar |first1=R |last2=Ram |first2=V Pattabhi |title=Nightingales - 2.0: How Eleven Women showed Grit, Guts and Gumption |date=February 2021 |publisher=D Rangaswamy Academy for Fiscal Research |isbn=978-93-90740-08-6}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Pragnya Mohan}}
*[https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/124441/pragnya_mohan Pragnya Mohan] athlete profile at [[World Triathlon]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozvhT8JhHPM Business Lessons from Sports] Pragnya Mohan's speech at 2019 [[TEDx]] [[IIM Bangalore]]

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[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:People from Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian female triathletes]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Indian accountants]]

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