 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Irfan Kolothum Thodi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 8 February 1990 Malappuram, Kerala, India |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Rank | Sepoy |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Racewalking |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 10 km: 40:10 (London 2012) 20 km: 1:20:21 NR (London 2012) |
Sepoy Irfan Kolothum Thodi (born 8 February 1990) is an Indian athlete from Malappuram, Kerala.[1] He was suspended from 2018 Commonwealth Games and sent home along with fellow athlete Rakesh Babu for violating the no needle policy. A cleaner found a syringe in the duo's room and when questioned by Australian anti-doping officials, the pair gave an unreliable and evasive evidence.[2]
Irfan[3] had previously competed in the Federation Cup at Patiala, clocking a personal best of 1:22:09. At the London 2012 Olympics he set the Indian national record in the 20 km walk with a timing of 1:20:21 and ranked 10th. In March 2013, Irfan finished 5th in the IAAF 20 km Race Walking Challenge event held at Taicang, China.
Achievements
- 2011-Inter State Senior National Athletic Championship-Silver-01:30:31
- 2011-Open National Athletic Championship-Gold-01:27:46
- 2012-Federation Cup Senior Athletic Championship-Gold-01:22:14 (new meet record)
- 2012-World Race Walking Cup-19th-01:22:09 (Qualified for London Olympics)
- 2012-London Olympics-10th-01:20:21 (New National Record)
- 2013-IAAF World Race Walking Challenge-5th-01:20:59
- 2013-Participated in the World Athletics Championship, Moscow[4]
- 2017 Max Bupa Race Walking championship Gold-01:22:43 (Delhi)
- 2017-Asian Race Walking Championship-Bronze-01:20:59 (Japan - Nomi)
- 2017-Participated in the World Athletics Championship-23rd-1:21:40 (London)
Other details
He is supported by the Anglian Medal Hunt Company.
References
- ↑ "Irfan qualifies for Olympics in 20km walk.He completed the walk by touching the finish line at 10th position". dailysports.co. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Two Indian athletes sent home for violating 'no-needles' policy". BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Irfan Thodi". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ Irfan, KT. "KT Irfan, World Athletics Championships, Moscow". NDTV Sports. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
External links
- Irfan Kolothum Thodi at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irfan Kolothum Thodi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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