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'''Ravi Rongali''' (born 25 July 1996) is an Indian para athlete from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He competes in the shot put F40 category. He qualified to represent [[India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]] at [[Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-08-14 |title=India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/paris-paralympics-2024/news/paris-2024-india-paralympics-contingent-full-list-of-84-indian-athletes-qualified-sports-ministry-paralympic-games-news/article68512627.ece |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Ravi is from Chirikivanipalem village, Kotapadu mandal, in the erstwhile [[Visakhapatnam district|Visakhapatnam]] district, which is now in [[Anakapalli district|Anakapalle district]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=K. Kalyan Krishna |date=2023-08-06 |title=Small man stands tall in para sports |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2023/Aug/06/small-man-stands-tall-in-para-sports-2602551.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> His father Demudu Babu and mother Manga are farmers. He is dwarf in nature, standing at 125cms in height. He did his schooling at a residential school in Bheemunipatnam and completed his intermediate at Punyagiri.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Peri |first=Usha |date=2024-08-06 |title=Anakapalle shot-putter for Paralympics |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Aug/06/andhra-pradesh-anakapalle-shot-putter-for-paralympics |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Later, he completed his graduation at Mahati Degree College, Visakhapatnam. He learnt his basics and initially trained under coach Rahul Balakrishna. He trained for Paralympics under coach Diwakara Thimme Gowda at Sports Authority of India South Centre at Bangalroe.<ref name=":0" /> He is currently supported by [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a sports NGO.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Shot Put F40 Final Live Score, Paris Paralympics: Rongali Ravi Betters In Second Throw, Can He Maintain Momentum? |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/others/ravi-rongali-live-score-india-at-paris-paralympic-games-2024-men-shot-put-f40-final-updates-medal-alert |publisher=outlook India}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Ravi started with badminton and won a silver medal in doubles and a bronze in singles at the National Para Badminton Championships at [[Bangalore]] in 2015. He won two more bronze in the Nationals at [[Faridabad]] in 2016. Later, he switched to athletics and focused on individual throw events and won a gold medal the at18th National Para Athletics Championships at [[Faridabad]], Haryana in 2018.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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In 2021, he made his international debut and finished fourth at the Fazza International Para Athletics Championship in Dubai. He won a gold in the Javelin throw and a silver in the shot put at the 3rd IWAS [[World Para Athletics Championships]] in Bangalore, also in 2022.<ref name=":1" /> In 2022, he won two more silver medals and [[Portugal]]. He clinched a quota berth for the Paris Paralympics at the 2023 World Para Championships in Paris finishing fifth.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He won a silver medal in men's shot put F40 event at the [[2022 Asian Para Games]] at [[Hangzhou, China]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2023 |title=PM congratulates shot put athlete Ravi Rongali for winning silver at Asian Para Games |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1970504 |access-date=2 March 2025 |website=PIB.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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