Preethi Pal

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Preethi Pal
Preethi Pal in September 2024.jpg
Pal in September 2024
Personal information
NationalityFlag of India.svg  India
Born (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)
Uttar Pradesh, India [1]
Sport
Sport Para athletics
Disability Cerebral palsy
Disability class T35
Event Sprints
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Paralympic Games
IPC logo (2019).svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris 100 m T35
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris 200 m T35
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Kobe 200 m T35
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Kobe 100 m T35

Preethi Pal (born 22 September 2000) [2] is an Indian para athlete. [3] She won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the women's 100m and 200m T35 race events and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win two medals in track and field events at Paralympic Games. [4]

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Early life

Pal is from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She had cerebral palsy during her childhood, and she could not get proper treatment at Meerut. She trains in Delhi under coach Gajendra Singh, who is also the coach of Simran Sharma. [5]

Career

In May 2024, she won a bronze at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, and clinched an Olympic quota, clocking 30.49 sec in the women's T35 200m event. [6] She missed a medal twice by a close margin at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. [5] [7] Earlier in March 2024, she won two gold in the domestic 6th Indian Open Para Athletics Championships at Bangalore. [8]

Receiving the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Ceremonie des medailles du 200 m femmes T35 aux jeux paralympiques de Paris 2024.jpg
Receiving the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

In 2024, she qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris [5] and won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m T35 class. She clocked a personal best time of 14.21 seconds. [9]

Award

References

  1. ↑ Sportstar, Team (30 August 2024). "Paralympics 2024: Preethi Pal wins bronze in women's 100m T35, first medal for India in track event at Para Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Preeti Pal Profile - Athletics Player, India | News, Photos, Stats, Ranking, Records - NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Who is Preeti Pal? The first Indian to secure a para-athletics medal at the Paralympics". The Times of India. 31 August 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Preethi Pal creates history with second athletics medal at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 2 September 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Preethi clinches bronze, secures Paralympics quota at World Para Athletics Championships". The Times of India. 19 May 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nishad Kumar, Preethi Pal clinch medals as Indians shine in Para Athletics World Championship". The Times of India. 20 May 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Preethi Pal secures India's first medal in women's 200m at Para Athletics C'ships". thebridge.in. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Sportstar, Team (18 May 2024). "World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final". Sportstar. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Preethi Pal's Stunning Run That Earned India Historic 100m Medal At Paris Paralympics - Watch | Olympics News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "National Sports Day 2024: Full list of Khel Ratna, Arjuna award winners". India Today. 2 January 2025. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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