Here is all you need to know about Jayanti Behera and her biography as she claims third gold at Khelo India Para Games
At the 1st Khelo India Para Games 2023 on Tuesday, Jayanti Behera, the exceptional para sprinter from Odisha, won the Women’s 400m Run-T47 category, securing her third gold medal.
Who is para-spinter Jayanti Behera, biography, age, height, parents, hometown state, disability and story
Jayanti Behera is leading the way for Odisha with three gold medals, totalling nine medals so far. Pankaj Bhue, a para-athlete from Odisha, made even more amazing accomplishments when he won silver in the men’s long jump (T13) and gold in the men’s 100m (T13).
Bahera was thankful for winning a third gold medal at the tournament following her hard work. She also thanked the government after the win. The youngster said, pragativadi.com:
I’m grateful for my third gold at the Khelo India Para Games. This victory is a result of hard work, and I thank the government for its support. This is not just my win but a win for Odisha.”
Ace sprinter from #Odisha Jayanti Behera wins 3rd GOLD at Khelo India Para Games 2023.
Jayanti Behera, born and brought up at Sakhigopal, Puri has won many medals at national and international level(Asian para games and para athletics grand prix etc).
Keep it up Jayanti!! pic.twitter.com/GfA3XikwZl
— Manas Muduli🇮🇳 (@manas_muduli) December 13, 2023
Who is Jayanti Behera?
Track and field athlete Jayanti Behera is a Paralympian who competes for India in the women’s 200, 400, and 800-meter events. She was born on June 11, 1999, in Sakhigopal, Puri, Odisha India. The 24-year-old star measures 150 cm (59 in) tall.
When Jayanti Behera was a year old, she inadvertently fell inside a brick kiln that was on fire. She had severe second-degree burns on the left side of her upper body, a burn contracture on her left elbow, and non-functioning fingers before her mother noticed the mishap and quickly pulled her out.
A look at Jayanti Behera’s career
At the 66th Odisha State Athletics Meet in Cuttack, in December 2018, Jayanti took home gold in the 400 metres and silver in the 800 metres. She accomplished a double at the 65th Odisha State Athletics Championship, held in December 2017 in Cuttack. She won the gold in the U-20 girls’ 400 and 800 metres races.
In 2016 at Panchkula, Haryana, Jayanti won three gold medals at the 16th Para-athletics National Championship. Talking about her international career, at the 2018 3rd Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Behera placed second in the women’s 400m (clocking 59.71 seconds) and third in the women’s 200m (clocking 27.45 seconds) T45/46/47 events.
She took home two medals from the 2017 World Junior Para Athletics Championships held in Nottwil, Switzerland: one in the 200-meter event and one in the 400-meter T42-T47 race. In the 200- and 400-meter races at the China Open Para Athletics Grand Prix Championships, she also won two gold and one silver medal.
Who are Jayanti Behera’s parents?
Jayanti Behera was born into a poor family to her mother Ashamani, a homemaker and her father Kunja Beheraz labour on coconut plantations in Sakhigopal.