Soman Rana
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| Born | 16 January 1983 Shillong, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Soman Rana (16 January 1983) is an Indian para athlete from Bihar.[1] He competes in men's shot put F57. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris, his second Olympics.[2] In the shot put F57 category, he finished 5th at the Paralympics following a throw of 14.07m.
Early life
Rana is from Bihar. He is employed with the Indian Army as a Havaldar. He trains at Army Paralympic Node at BEG and Centre, Kirkee, Pune. He lost his right leg in a mine blast in December 2006.[3][4] He is currently supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.
Career
Rana finished fourth at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and fifth at the Paris Paralympic Games. Earlier, he earned a quota place for the Paralympics at the Paris 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in July 2023. India won 10 medals apart from earning 17 quota places for the Paris Paralympics, at the world championship.[2] In 2019, he represented India at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in the men's shot put F56/57.[5] In 2021, he won a gold at the Tunis World Para Athletics Grand Prix.[4] He won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China.[6]
In February 2025, Rana won the gold medal at the National Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. He defeated Hokato Hotozhe Sema, the Paris Paralympic bronze medallist, in the F57 category with a throw of 14.42m.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Soman Rana sprungs a surprise". The Hindu. 19 February 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Indian para athletes earn 17 quota places for Paris Games, record best ever finish at World Championship". The Times of India. 19 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Havildar Soman Rana from Shillong selected for Tokyo Paralympics 2020". Hub News. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Havildar Soman Rana Who Lost A Leg In 2006 Mine Blast Qualifies For Tokyo Paralympics". news.abplive.com. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Soman Rana - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-congratulates-soman-rana-for-winning-silver-in-mens-shot-put-at-asian-para-games/