Varun Bhati
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High Jump T42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Varun Singh Bhati is a Para high jumper from India. Having afflicted by Poliomyelitis at young age, he joined sports during school days. He had won several medals in international events including bronze at 2016 Summer Paralympic Games.
Early Life and Background
Varun Singh Bhati is born on 13 February 1995 to Hem Singh Bhati. He was afflicted by Poliomyelitis at young age. His sport talent was recognized when he was in his school, St Josephs School, Greater Noida. He studied B.Sc. Maths (Hons). He is coached by Satyanarayana, a former national athlete. Varun is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.[1][2] He lives in Greater Noida. He currently trains at the Sports Authority of India in Bangalore.[3]
Career
He has T-42 disability. He received attention in 2012 when he registered the `A` qualification mark for the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London with a performance of 1.60m. However owing to limited slots available to India, he failed qualify for 2012 Games.[3][4]
He participated in the 2014 Asian Para Games at Incheon, Korea where he stood 5th. He won a gold medal at the 2014 China Open Athletics Championship the same year. In 2015, he stood 5th again at the 2015 Para World Championship in Doha, Qatar. He recorded a jump of 1.82m at the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship where he won a gold as well as set a new Asian Record.[3][5]
He won the bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when he jumped 1.86 metres, his personal best.[3][6]
See also
References
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- ↑ "GoSports Foundation".
- 1 2 3 4 "Varun Singh Bhati overcame obstacles to clinch bronze at Paralympics". The Times of India. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Varun Bhati makes the cut in high jump for Paralympics". HighBeam Research. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "(Athletics) Athlete Profile : BHATI Varun Singh - Dubai 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships". International Paralympic Committee. 13 February 1995. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins gold, Varun Bhati clinches bronze in men's high jump". The Times of India. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.