| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 February 1999 Hisar, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||
| Disability class | F64 | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw | |||||||||||||
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Pardeep Kumar (born 15 February 1999) is an Indian para discus thrower who competes in F64 category.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born in Hisar, Kumar had been serving as a member of a Gorhka regiment in 2019, when on a patrolling duty, he fell victim to a landmine blast in Srinagar, in which he survived and had his left leg amputated. While recovering at a hospital, he was told he could do sports, motivating him. Kumar had visited a prosthetics centre to obtain artificial limbs and came to find out para athletes were training there. He was then introduced to javelin and discus throw.[1][2]
Career[edit | edit source]
When Kumar began his para-athletic career in 2019, he was originally given the F44 classification.[1]
Kumar competed for his country at the 2022 Asian Para Games, held in 2023, although he did not medal.[3]
In August 2025, Kumar was selected to represent India at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.[4] He won a bronze medal in the discus throw F64 event, with a season best throw of 46.23 meters.[5][6] He thus became the first Army para athlete to win a world medal.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "They survived mine blasts. Now, Armymen Soman Rana and Pardeep Rana are World Championship medallists". The Indian Express. 2025-10-05.
- ↑ "Pardeep Kumar Wins Bronze Medal in Men's Discus Throw F64 Event at the World Para-Athletics Championships 2025". LatestLY. 2025-10-05.
- ↑ "Asian Para Games 2023: Full list of Indian para-athletes". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. 2023-10-17.
- ↑ "World champion Sumit Antil to lead Indian challenge at World Para Athletics Championships; Preethi Pal, Dharambir named flag-bearers". The Indian Express. 2025-08-27.
- ↑ "World Para Athletics Championships: Simran Sharma Scripts History, Nishad Kumar Stuns Roderick Townsend". News18. 2025-10-03.
- ↑ "World Para Athletics Championships 2025, October 3: Indian results and medals on Day 7". Sportstar. 2025-10-03.