Sharad Kumar (Athlete) Height, Age, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sharad Kumar

• Sharad Kumar is an Indian para excessive jumper who represented India on the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He was ranked because the world no. 1 para excessive jumper after breaking a 12-year Asian Games document on the 2014 Asian Para Games.

• At the age of two, Sharad suffered from a paralysis assault that made his left leg utterly paralysed after he took spurious polio medication.

• Sharad’s journey of changing into a excessive jumper started in 1995 when he was enrolled at St. Paul’s School, a boarding college in Darjeeling, the place he was balancing his schooling and sports activities very nicely. He was the one handicapped scholar in his class however by no means confronted any stigma for being differently-abled till someday when he was not allowed to run in an athletic occasion held at his college. It was at this second when Sharad felt that he wanted to work on himself and take part in sports activities.

• Sharad drew his inspiration to take up excessive leap as a profession from his college’s senior gamers who practised excessive leap, and Sharad used to look at them in his free time.

• Sharad Kumar’s brother proved to be the most important assist for Sharad. It was solely him who took all of the tasks of Sharad for persevering with together with his ardour when nobody else, together with the sports activities authorities of their college, was supporting him.  In an interview, Sharad talked about his brother. He stated,
  

  My brother motivated me to be a excessive jumper. I broke all his information at college and it gave me the arrogance to take the game severely. After St. Paul’s [school] I began coaching myself to be a part of the nationwide Paralympic crew in Delhi.”

• After vigorous coaching, Sharad gained nearly all excessive leap competitions held at his college. By seeing his efforts, his grade 4 instructor Mr Denis, advised him to take part within the Paralympics after which he went to Delhi to enrol himself on the Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Delhi, a college standard for sports activities coaching.
  

  Sharad Kumar’s moments he gained in his college competitions

• Sharad Kumar marked his worldwide debut on the 2010 Asian Para Games, held in Guangzhou, China. Next, he certified ffor the 2012 London Paralympics, making a 1.64m mark together with his excessive leap.

• In 2012, Sharad Kumar turned the world’s no. 1 para excessive jumper on the age of 19, marking a leap of 1.75m on the Malaysian Open Para Athletics Championship. 2012 proved to be a depressing yr for Sharad as he was examined optimistic in a drug case and was banned for 2 consecutive years, which additionally result in cancellation for participation on the 2012 London Paralympics. On being requested in regards to the incident in 2012, Sharad stated,
  

  I don’t need to recall that interval of my life. It was a nightmare for me. It all occurred by mistake. I don’t need to say something about this. I used to be examined optimistic however I didn’t do it deliberately. I wasn’t conscious of it even. It was truly a tricky time, which tormented me from inside. I used to cry blood. I many instances locked myself in a room and burst into tears. Now, I’ve forgotten it as a nasty dream. I attempted to persuade NADA (National Anti Doping Agency), however after I was examined optimistic, there was no use in banging my head time and again. I used to be utterly devastated. I used to really feel ashamed that I’m combating a doping case. But I couldn’t clarify the officers.”

  

  Sharad Kumar gained a silver medal on the London Paralympics 2021

• Sharad made his spectacular comeback in 2014, successful a gold medal, breaking a 12-year Asian Games document with a 1.80m leap, and changing into the world’s no. 1 para excessive jumper. In 2016, Sharad Kumar participated in Rio Paralympics 2016 however may end on the sixth place solely.

• Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is likely one of the highlights of Sharad Kumar’s profession. Sharad jumped to 1.83m on the Paralympic occasion and bagged a bronze medal, making the entire nation (India) proud.

• Sharad Kumar suffered meniscus dislocation, only a night time earlier than the ultimate Olympic occasion. According to Sharad, he cried the entire night time and ultimately considered pulling himself out of the ultimate occasion. But simply earlier than doing that he referred to as up his father who urged him to learn Bhagavad Gita helped him to beat the anxiousness for a bronze-winning effort.

• Sharad Kumar’s father, Surendra Kumar, devoted his win to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he was the one who inspire Sharad to maintain up with exhausting work and ship his greatest. Surendra Kumar, throughout an interview, stated,
  

  We have been ready for this second. During his journey of observe and exhausting work, my son was dropping persistence and was a bit dissatisfied. However, it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who motivated and inspired him. And lastly, he has finished it and made the nation proud. Credit goes to the Prime Minister.”