Atul Kaushik
Indian Paralympic athlete (born 1996)
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Atul Kaushik (born 22 April 1996) is an Indian para discus thrower who competes in F57 category.
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| Born | 22 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| F57 | |||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Born to a farmer in Kair, Delhi, Kaushik was born with polio on his left leg. He took up para sports when he was five years old.[1] Kaushik hadn't realized about this until 2016, when he watch an episode of Comedy Nights with Kapil that featured Deepa Malik and Mariyappan Thangavelu, both in whom medalled at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As a result, he decided to take up an interest in para athletics.[2]
Career
At the 2023 Khelo India Para Games, Kaushik won the gold medal in the shot put.[1]
In March 2025, Kaushik competed in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025 New Delhi, where he won the gold medal in the discus throw.[3][4] Several months later, he represented India at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won the bronze medal in the discus throw event,[5][6] becoming the second Indian to win a world medal in this event.[7]