Dharambir is an Indian para-athlete who recently won the gold medal in the Men’s club throw F51 event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympics, find out more about him, his record, medals and state
Aside from winning the prestigious gold medal, Dharambir also set a new Asian record with his 34.92 m throw.
Who is club throw para-athlete Dharambir who won gold at 2024 Paralympics, biography, age, disability, state, record and medals list
The F51 club throw event features athletes whose movements are affected to a high degree in their trunk, legs and hands.
Dharambir Nain bio
Dharambir Nain is an Indian para-athlete who was born on January 18, 1989 in Rohtak, Haryana. He is currently 35 years old and trains at the Sports Authority of India base in Sonipat. Dharambir underwent a tragic ordeal following a diving accident when he was young, which left him paralysed below the waist. He misjudged the depth of the water while making an attempt to dive into water and accidentally crashed into rocks lying under the water body.
Education
Dharambir Nain attended C. R. Z. Senior Secondary School, Sonipat during his childhood.
Career
Dharambir took up para-athletics back in 2014 and trained under his mentor and fellow para-athlete Amit Kumar Saroha. In just two years, Dharambir improved significantly, and competed at the 2016 Fazza IPC Athletics Grand Prix, in Dubai. Following his participation there, he secured an ‘A’ qualification mark for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Nain finished 9th in Rio and then took part in the London World Championships in 2017.
He eventually went on to win a silver medal during the 2018 Asian Para Games before going on to represent India at the World Championship in Dubai in 2019. During the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo, Dharambir Nain finished at 8th place. Laster in 2022, Dharambir won two silver medals in club throw as well as discus throw during the 13th Fazza International Athletics Championships.
He won another silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China and received the Bhim Award that same year. Earlier this year, he won the bronze medal during the 2024 World Para Athletic Championships in Kobe, Japan. He is now the proud winner of a gold in the ongoing Parsi 2024 Paralympics.
Achievements
Throughout his short career so far, Dharambir Nain has attained the following achievements:
| Medal and event | Competition |
| Bronze medal in the Club throw | Hangzhou Asian Para Games 2022 |
| Gold medal in Club throw and Silver in Discus throw | 5th Indian Open National Para Athletics Championship 2023, Bengaluru |
| Silver medals in Club Throw and Discus Throw | 13th Fazza International Athletics Championships, 2022 |
| Gold and Silver medal in the Club and Discuss throw | 18th National Para Athletics Championships, 2018 |
| Bronze medal in Club throw | 10th Fazza IPC Athletics Grand Prix, 2018 |