Simran Sharma
Indian para athlete (born 1999)
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Simran Sharma (born 9 November 1999) is an Indian visually-impaired para-athlete.[1] She won a bronze medal in the 200 m T12 event.[2] In the 100 m T12, she qualified first in her heat with a season best of 12.33 but finished 4th in the finals despite a time of 12.31.[3][4]
Sharma in 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1999 Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | T12 |
Event | Sprints |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.95 (2025) 200 m: 24.46 AR (2025) |
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Early life and education
Sharma is from Burari, Delhi.[4] She was born to Savita Sharma and Manoj Sharma. On 29 November 2017, she married her coach Naik Gajendra Singh. He is posted at New Delhi's 227 company of the Army Service Corps.[1] She was born prematurely after six and half months term and with visual impairment. She was in incubator for six months. Her father Manoj Sharma supported her to take up the sport. She trains at SAI JLN Stadium, New Delhi.[4] She is doing her graduation at Rukmani Modi Mahila Inter College at Modinagar, Ghaziabad.[5]
Career
Sharma took part in China Grand Prix and World Para Grand Prix at Dubai in 2021. She became the first Indian para athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, but she did not get any medal.[6] She was selected to represent the Indian team at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China[7] where she won two silver medals in the 100m and 200m T12 events.[8][9] At the Asian Games, she clocked 12.68 seconds for 100m on 24 October 2023 and 26.12 seconds for 200m on 26 October 2023.[6][10]
In May 2024, she won a gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan.[5]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arjuna Award | Outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024 | Won | [11][12][13] |