Preethi Pal (born 22 September 2000) is an Indian para athlete from Uttar Pradesh.[1] She competes in women's 100m event in T47 category. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[2]
Early life
[edit]Pal is from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She had cerebral palsy during her childhood, and she could not get proper treatment at Meerut. She trains in Delhi under coach Gajendra Singh, who is also the coach of Simran Sharma.[2]
Career
[edit]In May 2024, she won a bronze at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, and clinched an Olympic quota, clocking 30.49 sec in the women's T35 200m event.[3] She missed a medal twice by a close margin at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.[2][4] Earlier in March 2024, she won two gold in the domestic 6th Indian Open Para Athletics Championships at Bangalore.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/entries/para-athletics/india/women-s-100m---t35
- ^ a b c "Preethi clinches bronze, secures Paralympics quota at World Para Athletics Championships". The Times of India. 2024-05-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Nishad Kumar, Preethi Pal clinch medals as Indians shine in Para Athletics World Championship". The Times of India. 2024-05-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Desk, The Bridge (2024-05-19). "Preethi Pal secures India's first medal in women's 200m at Para Athletics C'ships". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-05-18). "World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-15.