Ganeshamoorthy's sister Thujana works at a foundation for people with disabilities in Ostia.[11]As of June2025,[update] he has been in a three-year relationship with Alice, a singer also from Dragona.[3][4] He was baptized a Roman Catholic in 2023.[4] He is a supporter of soccer club A.S. Roma.[10]
Career
In 2023, Ganeshamoorthy was the Italian Paralympic champion in the shot putF55 and the discus throw F54–F55. The following year he was again Italian champion in the shot put and discus throw, setting the European Paralympic record F52 in both disciplines; he also holds the Paralympic world record F52 in the javelin throw, with a measurement of 20.99m, which he set at the 2024 Italian championships in Brescia, and his personal best in the shot put (11.73m) is 1cm under the world record held by André Rocha.[1][9][10]
In 2024, Ganeshamoorthy made his international debut at the Summer Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in the discus throw F52 upon breaking the Paralympic world record three times within the same competition: 25.48m, 25.80m and finally 27.06m.[1][12][13]
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