Yash Kumar (paracanoeing)

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Yash Kumar (born 1997) is an Indian para-athlete from Uttar Pradesh. [1] He competes in canoeing. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the canoeing men's KL1 200m event. [2] [3]

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India earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2023. [2] [4] He also won a silver in the Asian Canoeing and Para Canoeing Sprint Championship at Tokyo in April 2024. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Three athletes from MP win spots for Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 2024-05-18. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. "पोलियो भी नहीं हरा पाया, आज विदेशों में भारत का परचम लहरा रहे यश, देखें Photos". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/agra/story-determined-para-canoe-athlete-yash-kumar-heads-to-paris-paralympics-201723450942426.html
  5. IANS (2024-04-20). "Indian Para-Canoeist Jaideep dominates in Asian Championship at Tokyo, wins gold medal". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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