Karamjyoti Dalal
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Karamjyoti Dalal (born 30 November 1987) is an Indian para-athlete from Haryana. She competes in discus throw F55 category. She qualified to represent 2016 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Early life and education
Dalal is from Rohtak, Haryana. She studied at Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. She represented Haryana in judo and kabaddi at the national level{{Cite web |title=7 Indian Female Para Athletes Who Shone At Asian Para Games 2023 |url=https://www.womenentrepreneursreview.com/viewpoint/art-and-culture/7-indian-female-para-athletes-who-shone-at-asian-para-games-2023-nwid-4256.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |language=en-US}} before her accident in 2008 where she fell from the terrace which affected her motor sensation. She is a discus thrower and a coach. She is employed as a coach at the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana. She learned of Para Athletics through her aunt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/karamjyoti-dalal-become-first-indian-woman-win-paralympic-gold|title=Will Karamjyoti Dalal become the first Indian woman to win Paralympic gold?|date=2015-11-04|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-10-19}}
Career
In 2014, she made her international debut at the Incheon Asian Games where she finished fourth.
At the 2015 World Para Athletics Championships, she placed 4th in the Discus Throw.
She had to compete for her spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, after winning the spot for India following her success at the World Championships, Deepa Malik was selected to compete instead, even though her chosen event was Shot put. After this was taken to court, both competed in the Paralympic Games.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-13 |title=Deepa Malik to represent India at Rio Paralympics after court decides not to interfere with selection |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/mail-today/story/deepa-malik-rio-paralympics-india-high-court-334955-2016-08-12 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=India Today |language=en}} Unfortunately, she was unable to have a valid throw.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-23 |title=Karam Jyoti Dalal leaves Rio Paralympics heartbreak behind |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/karam-jyoti-dalal-leaves-rio-heartbreak-behind-wins-bronze-medal-in-discus-throw-at-world-para-athletics-championships-london-4762947/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Dalal won a bronze medal in the Discus throw at the IPC World Para Athletics Championships 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-29 |title=Karamjyoti Dalal secures World Championships bronze in a show of mental strength |url=http://www.zevenworld.com/more-sports/news/1864-karamjyoti-dalal-secures-world-championships-bronze-in-a-show-of-mental-strength |access-date=2019-10-19 |website=Zeven |archive-date=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019094452/http://www.zevenworld.com/more-sports/news/1864-karamjyoti-dalal-secures-world-championships-bronze-in-a-show-of-mental-strength |url-status=dead }} She also placed 8th in the shot put. Earlier in March 2017, she won a gold medal at Fazaa International IPC Athletics Grand Prix at Dubai.{{Cite news |date=2017-07-22 |title=Karamjyoti Dalal wins bronze at World Para Athletics Championships |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/karamjyoti-dalal-wins-bronze-at-world-para-athletics-championships/articleshow/59708976.cms |access-date=2024-08-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, she placed 6th in the discus throw.
She also won a bronze at the World Para Athletic Championships in London in 2014.{{Cite web |author= |title=Karamjyoti Dalal recovers from poor show in Rio to win bronze in World Para Athletics Championships |url=https://scroll.in/field/844684/karamjyoti-dalal-recovers-from-poor-show-in-rio-to-win-bronze-in-world-para-athletics-championships |access-date=2019-10-19 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}} She won a silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games held in 2023 at Hangzhou, China.
At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships she placed 9th in the Discus throw.
Dalal qualified for the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Paralympics alongside teammate Sakshi Kasana. She placed 9th with a season’s best of 20.22 metres{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Paris Paralympics: Disappointment for India in discus final as Karamjyoti and Sakshi miss out |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/amp/sports/news/disappointment-for-india-in-discus-final-as-karamjyoti-and-sakshi-miss-out-1.9857379 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=English.Mathrubhumi}}
References
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Category:Indian female discus throwers
Category:Indian athletics coaches
Category:Athletes from Haryana
Category:Sportswomen from Haryana
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Paralympic athletes for India
Category:21st-century Indian women
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics