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'''Copparam Shreyas Hareesh''' (26 July 2010 – 5 August 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gautam |first=Mitali |date=2023-08-06 |title=Who was Shreyas Hareesh? Rising star of Indian bike racing dies |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/who-is/who-was-shreyas-hareesh-rising-star-of-indian-bike-racing-dies-1503208952.html |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref> was a racing rider from India. He won<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-05 |title=Shreyas Hareesh, Jinendra Kiran Sangave Qualify for FIM MiniGP World Series Finals |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/shreyas-hareesh-jinendra-kiran-sangave-qualify-for-fim-minigp-world-series-finals-5895079.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> the inaugural MiniGP India series in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bike racer Shreyas Hareesh passes away in INMRC crash |url=https://www.autocarindia.com/motor-sports-news/bike-racer-shreyas-hareesh-passes-away-in-inmrc-crash-428961 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Autocar India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-05 |title=Young rider Shreyas Hareesh dies in racing incident |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/young-rider-shreyas-hareesh-dies-in-racing-incident/article67163145.ece |access-date=2023-08-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Shreyas made his National debut in 2021 and got a podium and a victory in his very first year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bodapati |first=David |date=2021-09-11 |title=Third win for Rajini Krishnan, Jagan Kumar |url=https://indiainf1.com/third-win-for-rajini-krishnan-jagan-kumar/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=INDIA in F1 |language=en-GB}}</ref> At the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in Lucknow, he was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Minister Felicitated Young Motorbike Racer Shreyas Hareesh |url=https://www.drishtiias.com/state-pcs-current-affairs/prime-minister-felicitated-young-motorbike-racer-shreyas-hareesh |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Drishti IAS |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Shreyas Hareesh was born in Bengaluru to Copparam Parandaman Hareesh and Kavya. He was studying Class 7 in Kensri School in Bengaluru.

== Motorsports Career ==
Shreyas started his professional motorsports career in 2021 after dabbling with Supercross in 2019. In his first appearance, he won a private event at Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Hassan when he was nine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Racing towards a dream: Bengaluru’s 11-year-old biker Shreyas Hareesh |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2022/jun/20/racing-towards-a-dream-bengalurus-11-year-old-biker-shreyas-hareesh-2467452.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Shreyas made his National debut in the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in 2021.

== Death ==
Shreyas Hareesh died on 5 August 2023 after a crash in the third round of the MRF MMSC [[Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India|fmsci]] Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in the Rookie category of the TVS one-make championship race at the [[Madras International Circuit]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-06 |title=All about 13-year-old racing prodigy Shreyas Hareesh who died in a crash |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/all-about-13-year-old-racing-prodigy-shreyas-hareesh-who-died-in-a-crash/articleshow/102466566.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-06 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Was Shreyas Hareesh? Teen Prodigy Who Died In A Crash At Chennai Racing Circuit |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/who-was-shreyas-hareesh-teen-prodigy-who-died-in-a-crash-at-chennai-racing-circuit |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-06 |title=‘He was born to race’: Bengaluru racing fraternity mourns death of 13-year-old rider Shreyas Hareesh on Chennai track |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/copparam-shreyas-hareesh-race-bengaluru-racing-fraternity-mourns-death-13-year-old-rider-chennai-track-8879272/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He was cremated at the Hebbal Crematorium in Bengaluru on 7 August 2023 after a ceremony at his residence in Sahakaranagar where family and friends paid their last respects.

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