Yash Kumar (paracanoeing)

Yash Kumar (born 14 April 1997)[1] is an Indian para-athlete from Uttar Pradesh.[2] He competes in canoeing. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the canoeing men's KL1 200m event.[3][4] He qualified for the semifinals at the Paralympics, where the winners of each heat and the top three in the semifinals, qualify for the final.[5][6] He finished fifth in the men's kayak single 200m KL1 semifinal.[7]

Early life and education

Kumar is from Agra, but resides in Bhopal.[4] He did his schooling at SDK Adarsh High School and later went to junior college at Krishna Prayag inter college at Tajganj. He trains under coach Mayank Thakur at the National level. Locally, he trains at the lower lake in Bhopal.[1] During his childhood, he lived at his uncle's place. His uncle Durg Vijay Singh, a former All India Radio employee and his aunt, Gayatri Devi, a Hindi teacher, supported him.[8]

Career

India earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2023.[3][9] He also won a silver in the Asian Canoeing and Para Canoeing Sprint Championship at Tokyo in April 2024.[10][11] He was ranked fifth in the ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Men's Canoe single VL1 200m in 2019 held at Szeged, Hungary and again finished fifth at the same venue in the 2024 ICF Paracanoe World Championships.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/yash-kumar_2496742
  2. ^ "Yash KUMAR". ICF - Planet Canoe. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Three athletes from MP win spots for Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 18 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "पोलियो भी नहीं हरा पाया, आज विदेशों में भारत का परचम लहरा रहे यश, देखें Photos". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  5. ^ PTI (6 September 2024). "Paris Paralympics: Indian canoe sprinters Prachi Yadav, Yash Kumar qualify for semi-finals". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ "India At Paris Paralympics: Indian Canoe Sprinters Prachi, Yash Qualify for Semi-Finals". Outlook India. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Para-canoeing: Yash Kumar exits". thebridge.in. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. ^ "दिव्यांगता को मात देकर अब पेरिस पैरा ओलंपिक की पकड़ी उड़ान". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. ^ "दिव्यांगता को मात देकर अब पेरिस पैरा ओलंपिक की पकड़ी उड़ान". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. ^ IANS (20 April 2024). "Indian Para-Canoeist Jaideep dominates in Asian Championship at Tokyo, wins gold medal". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Indian Para-Canoeists dominate Asian Championships in Tokyo". thebridge.in. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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