Ajeet Singh Yadav

Ajeet Singh Yadav^[1] (born 5 September 1993) is an Indian Para athlete from Uttar Pradesh who competes in men's javelin throw, in F-46 category. On 3 September 2024, he won a silver medal in javelin throw F46 category at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.^[2][3]

Ajeet Singh Yadav

Singh in January 2025
Personal information
Born	(1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 31) Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F46
Event	Javelin throw
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  India Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Javelin throw F46 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Javelin throw F46 World Para Championships 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F46 2023 Paris Javelin throw F46 2019 Dubai Javelin throw F46 World Para Grand Prix 2019 Beijing Javelin throw F46 2021 Dubai Javelin throw F46

Early life

Ajeet Singh was born in 1993 in Etawah Uttar Pradesh. He is studying in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. In 2017, he was involved in a tragic train accident while saving his friend. As a result, he is missing his left arm below the elbow.^[4][5] During recovery and rehab phase, almost after 4 months of accident, he took part in Para Athletic Senior National 2018 in Panchkula, Haryana.

He was included in Sports Authority of India Government of India program under Target Olympic Podium Scheme, and is also supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He had completed his PhD in physical education and sports from Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education,LNIPE, Gwalior.

Career

After taking the sport of para javelin, he made his international debut in 2019. He took part in 7th World Para Athletics Grand Prix held in Beijing, China and won gold medal in the javelin throw.^[6] He represented India in the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai^[7] where he claimed a bronze medal^[8][9] and as a result he qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He also claimed gold medal in the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix.^[10]

Paralympics

He made his Paralympic debut representing India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[11] He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris,^[12] his second Olympics.