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'''Punit Kumar''' is an Indian rower. He won | '''Punit Kumar''' (born 8 August 1994) is an Indian rower from Uttar Pradesh. He is named in the Indian rowing team for the 2022 [[Asian Games]] at [[Hangzhou]], [[China]]. He competes in the men's coxed eight event. He was part of the team that won the silver medal in the [[Rowing at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's eight|Coxed eight]] event in the [[2022 Asian Games]].<ref name="The Times of India 2023 t806">{{cite web |date=24 Sep 2023 |title=Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian athlete Punit Kumar bags silver medal in men’s coxed eight event — Sports |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/sports/other-sports/hangzhou-asian-games-indian-rowers-bags-silver-medal-in-mens-coxed-eight-team-event/videoshow/103905749.cms |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="ANI News 2023 o358">{{cite web |date=24 Sep 2023 |title="Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/achieved-everything-we-had-worked-hard-for-indian-rower-punit-kumar-after-winning-silver-in-mens-coxed-eight20230924142321/ |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=ANI News}}</ref><ref name="Desk 2023 w906">{{cite web |last=Desk |first=TOI Sports |date=25 Sep 2023 |title=Asian Games: Indian rowers win bronze in Men's Four event |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/india-asian-games/asian-games-indian-rowers-win-bronze-in-mens-four-event/articleshow/103918915.cms?from=mdr |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> | ||
The Indian team consisted of [[Neeraj Maan]], [[Naresh Kalwaniya]], [[Neetish Kumar]], Charanjeet Singh, [[Jaswinder Singh (rower)|Jaswinder Singh]], [[Bheem Singh]], Punit Kumar and [[Ashish (rower)|Ashish]] Guliyan. [[Dhananjay Pande]] was the coxswain of the team. All the Indian team members are from the Indian Army and have trained at the Army Rowing Node facility in Pune for over a year. | |||
== Early life == | |||
Punit hails from Kakra, Shahpur block, [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Early childhood he played kabaddi. But due to financial difficulties at home, he joined Army at the age of 18, where Punit took up rowing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-24 |title=Asian Games: Meet the Family of Eight rowers that opened India’s medal account |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/asian-games-meet-the-family-of-eight-rowers-that-opened-indias-medal-account-8954349/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Career == | |||
Punit took part in the following championships:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rowing KUMAR Punit - The 19th Asian Games |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-n2001772-kumar-punit.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=info.hangzhou2022.cn}}</ref> | |||
* 2023: Men's coxed four in the Rowing World Cup, Zagreb. | |||
* 2023: Men's coxed four in the Rowing World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland. | |||
* 2022: Men's coxed eight in the Rowing World Cup at Poznan. | |||
* 2022: Men's coxed four in the Rowing World Cup, Belgrade. | |||
* 2022: Men's coxed four in the Asian Championships, Rayong, Thailand. | |||
* 2021: Men's coxed four in the Asian Championships, Rayong, Thailand | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | [[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]] | |||
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]] | [[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] | [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] | ||
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Punit Kumar (born 8 August 1994) is an Indian rower from Uttar Pradesh. He is named in the Indian rowing team for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. He competes in the men's coxed eight event. He was part of the team that won the silver medal in the Coxed eight event in the 2022 Asian Games.[1][2][3]
The Indian team consisted of Neeraj Maan, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neetish Kumar, Charanjeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish Guliyan. Dhananjay Pande was the coxswain of the team. All the Indian team members are from the Indian Army and have trained at the Army Rowing Node facility in Pune for over a year.
Early life[edit]
Punit hails from Kakra, Shahpur block, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Early childhood he played kabaddi. But due to financial difficulties at home, he joined Army at the age of 18, where Punit took up rowing.[4]
Career[edit]
Punit took part in the following championships:[5]
- 2023: Men's coxed four in the Rowing World Cup, Zagreb.
- 2023: Men's coxed four in the Rowing World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland.
- 2022: Men's coxed eight in the Rowing World Cup at Poznan.
- 2022: Men's coxed four in the Rowing World Cup, Belgrade.
- 2022: Men's coxed four in the Asian Championships, Rayong, Thailand.
- 2021: Men's coxed four in the Asian Championships, Rayong, Thailand
References[edit]
- ↑ "Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian athlete Punit Kumar bags silver medal in men's coxed eight event — Sports". The Times of India. 24 Sep 2023. Retrieved 25 Sep 2023.
- ↑ ""Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight". ANI News. 24 Sep 2023. Retrieved 25 Sep 2023.
- ↑ Desk, TOI Sports (25 Sep 2023). "Asian Games: Indian rowers win bronze in Men's Four event". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 Sep 2023.
- ↑ "Asian Games: Meet the Family of Eight rowers that opened India's medal account". The Indian Express. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ "Rowing KUMAR Punit - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-01.