Preethi Pal (born 22 September 2000) is an Indian para athlete.[2] She won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the women's 100m and 200m T35 race events and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win two medals in track and field events at Paralympic Games.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  India |
| Born | 22 September 2000 Uttar Pradesh, India [1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Cerebral palsy |
| Disability class | T35 |
| Event | Sprints |
Medal record | |
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Early life
editTrack Queen Preeti Pal is from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She had cerebral palsy during her childhood, and she could not get proper treatment at Meerut. She trains in Delhi under coach Gajendra Singh, who is also the coach of Simran Sharma.[4]
Career
editIn May 2024, she won a bronze at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, and clinched an Olympic quota, clocking 30.49 sec in the women's T35 200m event.[5] She missed a medal twice by a close margin at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.[4][6] Earlier in March 2024, she won two gold in the domestic 6th Indian Open Para Athletics Championships at Bangalore.[7]
In 2024, she qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris[4] and won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m T35 class. She clocked a personal best time of 14.21 seconds.[8]
References
edit- ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-08-30). "Paralympics 2024: Preethi Pal wins bronze in women's 100m T35, first medal for India in track event at Para Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Who is Preeti Pal? The first Indian to secure a para-athletics medal at the Paralympics". The Times of India. 2024-08-31. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "Preethi Pal creates history with second athletics medal at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 2024-09-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ a b c "Preethi clinches bronze, secures Paralympics quota at World Para Athletics Championships". The Times of India. 2024-05-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Nishad Kumar, Preethi Pal clinch medals as Indians shine in Para Athletics World Championship". The Times of India. 2024-05-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Desk, The Bridge (2024-05-19). "Preethi Pal secures India's first medal in women's 200m at Para Athletics C'ships". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-05-18). "World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Preethi Pal's Stunning Run That Earned India Historic 100m Medal At Paris Paralympics - Watch | Olympics News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.