Jyoti Gaderiya

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Jyoti Radheshyam Gaderiya (born 1998) is an Indian para cyclist from Maharashtra. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. [1] [2] She competes in the women's elite C2 category. [3] At the Paris Paralympics on 29 August 2024, she finished 10th in the Women's 3000 m individual pursuit C1-3 with a time of 4:53.929. [4] and 15th place. [5]

Early life

Gaderiya comes from a family of farmers and started as a kabaddi player. [3] She took up cycling after she met with an life-threatening accident in 2016. She trains at Hyderabad with Aditya Mehta Foundation. [1] The para athletes from the foundation met the chief minister A. Revanth Reddy and briefed him about the preparations for the Paralympics. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Paul, Sanjay Samuel (13 June 2024). "Two para cyclists from Hyderabad to represent India at Paralympic Games 2024". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Tomar, Ajay (21 April 2024). "Two para-cyclists from India break into top-5 of world rankings". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Meet 2 Para Cyclists Who Will Represent India In Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games". News18. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cyclist Jyoti Gaderiya finishes 10th in 3000m individual pursuit event at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 29 August 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024-Paralympic Games Updates : Day 10". NDTV.
  6. ↑ "Para athletes call on Chief Minister". The Hindu. 2 July 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 August 2024.


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