Yogesh Kathuniya Paralympics from Bahadurgarh India

Yogesh Kathuniya born on 1997-03-03 in Delhi, India.

Education : Commerce – Kirorimal College of Delhi University, India

Language Spoken : English, Hindi

Coach :

He took up the sport at age 20 in Bahadurgarh, India. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2021)

Reason: He was introduced to Para athletics by Sachin Yadav, who was general secretary of the students’ union at Kirorimal College of Delhi University in India. He tried several athletics disciplines before deciding on discus throw. “When I went to the stadium, the first sport I noticed there was discus throw and I was excited by the prospect of trying it out. I love discus so much because it’s so different from other sports. I love throwing. I like it when the discus goes far and guys in throwing [sports] are so big and they have strength. I also wanted that strength and to roar like a lion.” (firstpost.com, 21 Aug 2024; paralympic.org, 15 Jul 2023)

Ambition: To win a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. He also wants to throw past the 50m mark in the F56 discus event. (sportskeeda.com, 15 Jan 2024; firstpost.com, 21 Aug 2024)

Milestones:

Training:

Influence: His mother. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2021)

Philosophy: “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” (Instagram profile, 26 Sep 2019)

Award: In 2021 he received the Arjuna Award in India. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 21 Sep 2022)

General
ACADEMY
In 2022 he opened the Yogesh Throwing Academy in Naraingarh, India. “I had one mission. It was to open my own academy. It was my dream and now it has been one-and-a-half years since we opened it [speaking in 2023]. I don’t want new athletes to face the [financial] difficulties that I have faced as an athlete. They can overcome these difficulties. I’ve told them to just do your work and don’t be disappointed afterwards. Just focus on your goals. My goal is to make the academy big, just like a stadium. I want athletes from different countries to visit.” (paralympic.org, 15 Jul 2023; thebridge.in, 12 Sep 2022)

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	Discus Throw – F56	2020	Tokyo, JPN	44.38
World Championships
2	Discus Throw – F56	2024	Kobe, JPN	41.80
2	Discus Throw – F56	2023	Paris, FRA	43.17
3	Discus Throw – F56	2019	Dubai, UAE	42.05
Asian Para Games
2	Men’s Discus Throw F54/55/56	2022	Hangzhou, CHN	42.13