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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Vinay Kumar Lal<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|03|22|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], India<br />
| country = {{IND}}<br />
| sport = [[Para Athletics]]<br />
| event = 100m, 200, 400m<br />
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| medaltemplates = <br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Indonesia]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Para Games|400m T44]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Para Athletics Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships|2019 Dubai]]|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|400m T44]]}}<br />
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'''Vinay Kumar Lal''' (born 22 March 1999) is an [[Para-athletics|Indian Para athlete]] competing in Men's 100m, 200m, 400m events in the T44 category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vinay Kumar Lal - Athletics {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile |url=https://www.paralympic.org/vinay-kumar-lal |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> He is bronze medallist in [[2018 Asian Para Games|Asian Para Games 2018]] held in [[Jakarta|Jakarta, Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-09 |title=Indian Para Athletics Medals Tally – Asian Para games 2018 |url=https://enabled.in/wp/indian-para-athletics-medals-tally-asian-para-games-2018/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=enabled.in |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> He also won bronze medal in [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships]] held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI|date=Nov 16, 2019 |title=India record best-ever medal haul at World Para Athletics Championships {{!}} More sports News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/india-record-best-ever-medal-haul-at-world-para-athletics-championships/articleshow/72088229.cms |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-15 |title=Sharad wins silver; Mariyappan, Vinay take bronze at WPA C’ships |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/sharad-wins-silver-mariyappan-vinay-take-bronze-at-wpa-c-ships/story-Dko0rwpzeSIUasvnL6aAbN.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Vinay Kumar Lal was born to a [[Punjabi Hindu]] family in 1999 in [[Chandigarh]] and suffered from a Left leg lower limb polio by birth. Vinay, at a very early stage, represented his state in volleyball, playing alongside able-bodied athletes. In 2015, inspired by the movie about one of India's greatest athletes, [[Milkha Singh]], popularly known as "the Flying Sikh", Vinay started athletics .The same year, he won his first-ever national medal at the Nationals, winning two silvers in both the 200m and 400m.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Player Profile - Vinay Kumar Lal |url=https://www.indusind.com/in/en/for-sports/Programs/para-champions/vinay-kumar-lal.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.indusind.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-28 |title=Chandigarh: World Para Athletics bronze winner forced to work at a call center to make ends meet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/world-para-athletics-bronze-winner-forced-to-work-at-a-call-center-to-make-ends-meet-7474588/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Vinay was inspired by a film about one of India's greatest athletes, [[Milkha Singh]], better known as the "Flying Sikh". Vinay took up athletics in 2015 and, in the same year, won both the 200m and 400m.He has been holding national record from 6 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Player Profile - Vinay Kumar Lal |url=https://www.indusind.com/in/en/for-sports/Programs/para-champions/vinay-kumar-lal.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.indusind.com}}</ref> He won his first medals at the national level by winning two silvers. At the Nationals held at Panchkula in 2016, he won two gold and missed a third by a small margin due to a hamstring pull in the 100m, eventually settling for bronze.<br />
In 2017, Vinay won a gold and a silver in Beijing. Later that year, at the London World Championships, he finished fourth. In 2018, he won his first [[2018 Asian Games|Asian Games medal]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-03 |title=Asian Para Games 2018 Bronze Medalist Vinay Kumar Lal Works at a ... - Latest Tweet by ANI {{!}} 📰 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/india/news/asian-para-games-2018-bronze-medalist-vinay-kumar-lal-works-at-a-latest-tweet-by-ani-2810410.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref> and also won a bronze medal at the 2019 world para athletic championship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-29 |title=4. Vinay Kumar Lal - 100m T44 5. Ravi Rongali - Shotput F40 6. Shreyansh Trivedi - 200m ... - Latest Tweet by SAI Media {{!}} 🏆 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/sports/4-vinay-kumar-lal-100m-t445-ravi-rongali-shotput-f406-shreyansh-trivedi-200m-latest-tweet-by-sai-media-4522977.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref> He also won a gold medal in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2022-09-20 |title=Indian athletes shine in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix with 19 medals |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/indian-athletes-shine-in-marrakech-para-athletics-grand-prix-with-19-medals-122091901374_1.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IPC athlete|vinay-kumar-lal}}<br />
* {{Instagram|vinay_kumar_lal}}<br />
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[[Category:Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships]]<br />
[[Category:Track and field athletes with limb difference]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Para Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Para Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]<br />
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