Mohd Yasser

{{Short description|Indian para-athlete}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}

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| name = Mohd Yasser

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| caption = Yasser after winning medal at 2018 Asian Para Games

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|12|24}}

| birth_place = Bathan Khurd, India

| hometown = Mohamadpura, Punjab

| country = India

| sport = Shotput

| disability_class = F-46

| coach = Harminderpal Singh Ghuman

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| nationals = 18th National Para Athletics Championship Panchkula

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{{MedalSport | Track and field (athletics)}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Para Athletics Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Dubai|Shotput - F46}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Para Games}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta | Shotput - F46}}

{{MedalCompetition|National Para Athletics Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Panchkula|Shotput - F46}}

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Mohd Yasser (born 24 December 1993) is an Indian track and field para-athlete who competes in the Men's Shotput F46.

Early life

When Yasser was 8 years old, he lost his arm.

Career

He represented India at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia where he won a bronze medal.{{cite web |url=https://gms.asianparagames2018.id/rs2018/bm/cm/Medalsaudit_Sports.aspx?sname=ALL&scode=Mascot |title=Medal Audit - Para Athletics |publisher=2018 Asian Para Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203144018/https://gms.asianparagames2018.id/rs2018/bm/cm/Medalsaudit_Sports.aspx?sname=ALL&scode=Mascot |archive-date=3 February 2019}} At World Para Athletics' 2021 Dubai Grand Prix, Yasser won with a gold medal with a performance of 14.58m.{{Cite web|title=12th Fazza Championships World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2021 Results|url=http://www.atletikavozickaru.cz/2020/hala/Dubai,%20UAE_2021_02_10.pdf}}

Yasser expressed his disappointment for not receiving the promised incentive of {{INRConvert|50|l|lk=on|year=2018}} from the government in 2018.{{Cite web|title='Denied' incentive, Asian Para Games medallist struggles to make ends meet|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/denied-incentive-asian-para-games-medallist-struggles-to-make-ends-meet-103924|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}} The same was eventually given in 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-24|title=Nearly 2 years after Jakarta exploits, para-athletes get their cash reward|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/nearly-2-years-after-jakarta-exploits-para-athletes-get-their-cash-reward-6521232/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}

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