Sundar Singh Gurjar Paralympics from Jaipur India

Sundar Singh Gurjar born on 1996-01-01 in , India.

Education :

Language Spoken : English, Hindi

Coach : Mahaveer Prasad Saini [club]

He sustained a shoulder injury ahead of the 2019 World Championships but was still able to win gold at the tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Facebook profile, 03 Nov 2019)

He began throwing the javelin in 2012. He took up Para athletics in 2015 after recovering from his accident. (espn.co.uk, 26 Mar 2017; Hindustan Times, 30 Mar 2016)

Reason: He competed in wrestling when he was younger, like his father and his brother. He was later spotted by a coach at a wrestling competition, who encouraged him to take up athletics. Following his accident he was introduced to Para athletics by RD Singh, who ran a training centre in Hanumangarh, India. “I thought it was the end of my sporting career. Then I met RD Singh and within a month I was back training.” (espn.in, 01 Jun 2018; Hindustan Times, 30 Mar 2016)

Ambition: To win gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (sportstar.thehindu.com, 06 Sep 2021)

Milestones:

Training:

Influence: Coach Mahavir Prasad Saini. (sportstar.thehindu.com, 06 Sep 2021)

Philosophy: “Dream big, work hard.” (Facebook profile, 09 Oct 2019)

Award: In 2019 he received the Arjuna Award in India. (Office of Kiren Rijiju X profile, 18 Nov 2019)

He was named the 2017 Differently Abled Athlete of the Year by ESPN India. (espn.in, 01 Jun 2018)

He was named Sportsman of the Championship at the 2016 National Championships in Gurgaon, India. (tribuneindia.com, 31 Mar 2016)

General
TRAINING DURING PANDEMIC
While most athletes were forced to train at home during the COVID-19 pandemic he remained at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, India, and lived at the stadium’s in-built hostel for four months so he could keep training. “I didn’t want to sit at home and wait for things to happen. So, I made a request to our [state sports] minister and he allowed me to use the hostel.” (paralympic.org, 26 Sep 2020; rediff.com, 30 Jul 2020)

OCCUPATION
He works in the forest department of the Rajasthan state government in India. (Facebook page, 15 Aug 2023; sportstar.thehindu.com, 06 Sep 2021)

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	Javelin Throw – F46	2020	Tokyo, JPN	64.01
DNS	Javelin Throw – F46	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNS
World Championships
1	Javelin Throw – F46	2019	Dubai, UAE	61.22
1	Javelin Throw – F46	2017	London, GBR	60.36
4	Javelin Throw – F46	2023	Paris, FRA	61.81
7	Javelin Throw – F46	2024	Kobe, JPN	59.03
8	Men’s Discus Throw F46	2017	London, GBR	43.65
11	Shot Put – F46	2017	London, GBR	11.46
Asian Para Games
1	Javelin Throw – F46	2022	Hangzhou, CHN	68.60