Rajni Jha

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Rajni Jha is an Indian para athlete from Madhya Pradesh who competes in canoeing. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the canoeing women's KL2 event, earning India a quota place but her name was missing in the final list. [1] India also qualified through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. [2]

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Early life

Jha is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. [3] She is born with polio. She began at the MP Water Sports Academy run by the sports department of Madhya Pradesh. [2] Senior national coach Mayank Thakur spotted her and introduced her to canoeing. She now trains under coach Pijush Kanti Baroi at the State Kayaking Canoeing Academy. She works in the RTO office at Bhopal. [4]

Career

Jha represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. [5] She qualified after earning a third place at the Para Canoe World Championships at Hungary in May 2024.

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References

  1. ↑ Sportstar, Team (2024-08-14). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. 1 2 "Canoeist Rajni qualifies for Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 2024-05-11. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ↑ "Matter Of Concern: World-Class Infra But Only 6 Athletes For Paris Olympics!". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Para canoeist Rajni Jha qualifies for Paris Paralympics 2024". www.thehitavada.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  5. ↑ Sportstar, Team (2023-10-21). "India at Asian Para Games 2023: Complete list of Indian athletes". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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