Vinod Kumar (athlete)

Vinod Kumar

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1980-07-20) 20 July 1980 (age 45) Rohtak, Haryana, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F52
Event	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	22 m

Vinod Kumar (born 20 July 1980) is an Indian athlete who specializes in the discus throw. ^[1] He participated in the men's discus throw at the 2020 Paralympics and won bronze but was later disqualified after being found not eligible to participate in the event. ^{[2] [3]}

Kumar was banned from competition for two years after being found to have intentionally misrepresented his impairment in classification, ^[4] resulting in his competing against more severely impaired athletes. The ban expired in August 2023. ^[5]

Personal life

Vinod Kumar was born in Rohtak, Haryana. He joined the Border Security Force where his legs were injured in a fall from a cliff in Leh during training. His father fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. ^[6]

References

1. "Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumar". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
2. "Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Vinod Kumar loses bronze, declared ineligible in classification reassessment". espn.com. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
3. "Discus throw Vinod loses paralympics bronze declared ineligible in classification reassessment". The Tribune. India. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. "Vinod Kumar: Indian Para-athlete banned for 'intentional misrepresentation'". BBC News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
5. "World Athletics Board of Appeal of Classification decisions" . Retrieved 4 June 2022.
6. "Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar's discus throw bronze on hold". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.