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'''Vinod Kumar''' (born 20 July 1980) is an Indian [[Track and field|athlete]] who specializes in the discus throw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1589669-vinod-kumar-vinod-kumar.htm|title=Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumar|accessdate=29 August 2021|work=olympics.com}}</ref> He participated in the [[Discus throw at the Olympics|men's discus throw]] at the [[2020 Paralympics]] and won bronze but | '''Vinod Kumar''' (born 20 July 1980) is an Indian [[Track and field|athlete]] who specializes in the discus throw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1589669-vinod-kumar-vinod-kumar.htm|title=Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumar|accessdate=29 August 2021|work=olympics.com|archive-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829134803/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1589669-vinod-kumar-vinod-kumar.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He participated in the [[Discus throw at the Olympics|men's discus throw]] at the [[2020 Paralympics]] and won bronze but was later disqualified after being found not eligible to participate in the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/32107377/tokyo-paralympics-2021-vinod-kumar-loses-bronze-discus-throw|title=Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Vinod Kumar loses bronze, declared ineligible in classification reassessment|accessdate=30 August 2021|date=30 August 2021|work=espn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/discus-thrower-vinod-loses-paralympics-bronze-declared-ineligible-in-classification-reassessment-304190 |title=Discus throw Vinod loses paralympics bronze declared ineligible in classification reassessment|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> | ||
Kumar was banned from competition for two years after being found to have intentionally misrepresented his impairment in classification,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/61652045|title=Vinod Kumar: Indian Para-athlete banned for 'intentional misrepresentation'|access-date=4 June 2022 |agency=BBC News |date=31 May 2022}}</ref> resulting in his competing against more severely impaired athletes. The ban will expire in August 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/athletics/classification/bac-decisions|title=World Athletics Board of Appeal of Classification decisions |access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Vinod Kumar was born in | Vinod Kumar was born in Rohtak, [[Haryana]]. He joined the [[Border Security Force]] where his legs were injured in a fall from a cliff in [[Leh]] during training. His father fought in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref> | ||
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|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-vinod-kumars-discus-throw-bronze-on-hold/articleshow/85739817.cms | |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-vinod-kumars-discus-throw-bronze-on-hold/articleshow/85739817.cms | ||