Anita (para rower)

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Anita (born 5 March 1995) [1] is an Indian para rower from Rajasthan. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics along with Narayana Konganapalle at the World Rowing Asian and Oceanian Olympic and Paralympic Qualification 2024. [2] She won a silver medal in the PR3 mixed doubles sculls earlier, along with Narayana, at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. [3] [4] [5]

Early life

Anita is a road accident amputee. [3] She is coached by Subedar Mohammed Azad at the Army Rowing Node in Pune. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Anita". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved 6 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (22 April 2024). "Paris 2024: Landmine blast survivor Narayana Konganapalle combines with Anita to secure Paralympic quota in rowing". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Accident amputee Anita and landmine blast survivor Narayana combine to secure India's first Paralympic rowing qualification". The Indian Express. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Para Asian Games: Indian rowers Anita, Narayana Konganapalle bag silver in PR3 Mixed Doubles Sculls". Telangana Today. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Indian para athletes create history with a record-breaking 111 medals at Hangzhou Asian Para Games". The Times of India. 28 October 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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