Pardeep Kumar (discus thrower)

Pardeep Kumar

Personal information
Born	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 26) Hisar, Haryana, India
Sport
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability class	F64
Event	Discus throw
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing   India World Championships 2025 New Delhi Discus throw F64

Pardeep Kumar (born 15 February 1999) is an Indian para discus thrower who competes in F64 category.

Early life

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, which he survived. 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

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

1. "They survived mine blasts. Now, Armymen Soman Rana and Pardeep Rana are World Championship medallists". The Indian Express. 2025-10-05.
2. "Pardeep Kumar Wins Bronze Medal in Men's Discus Throw F64 Event at the World Para-Athletics Championships 2025". LatestLY. 2025-10-05.
3. "Asian Para Games 2023: Full list of Indian para-athletes". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. 2023-10-17.
4. "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.
5. "World Para Athletics Championships: Simran Sharma Scripts History, Nishad Kumar Stuns Roderick Townsend". News18. 2025-10-03.
6. "World Para Athletics Championships 2025, October 3: Indian results and medals on Day 7". Sportstar. 2025-10-03.