Dharambir Nain
Indian para athlete
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Dharambir Nain (born 18 January 1989) is an Indian para club thrower.[1] He represented India at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in the men's club throw F51 event with a throw of 34.92 m, setting a new Asian record.[2]
Nain in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1989 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para athletics |
| Disability class | F51 |
Event | Club throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 34.92 m AR (2024) |
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Early life
Nain was born in Badana village, Rohtak, Haryana.[1] He did his schooling at C. R. Z. Senior Secondary School, Sonipat. He was paralyzed below the waist after a diving accident on 2 June 2012 when he hit the rocks in a canal near his aunt's house.[2] His father died in 2011, and his accident soon after left him shattered. He was bed ridden for over a year and during this period, the visit of Amit Kumar Saroha to his house along with a friend, has changed his life as Saroha introduced him to sports.[2]
Career
Nain took up para athletics in 2014, and was mentored in discus throw by Amit Kumar Saroha. He trains at Sports Authority of India facilities in Sonipat.[1]
Nain represented India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished 9th.[3] He first took part in the London World Championships in 2017.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games.[4][5]
He represented India at the World Championship in Dubai in 2019 and Paris in 2023.[1] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo, he came 8th in his event.[4]
In 2022, he won two silver medals in club throw and discus throw at the 13th Fazza International Athletics Championships and a silver medal in club throw F51 at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.[1] That year he also received the Bhim Award, the highest sports honour presented by the state government of Haryana, India.[6]
He won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan.[7]