Suraj Panwar
Suraj Panwar (born 2 April 2001) is an Indian athlete from Uttarakhand.[1] He takes part in 20km race walk. He is selected to represent India in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris in 20km marathon race walking mixed relay team along with Priyanka Goswami.
Early life
Panwar is from Karbari Grant village, 15km from Dehradun, Uttarakhand.[2]
Career
Panwar made the cut to the Paris Olympics through world rankings while three other Indian race walkers qualified after meeting the entry standard. Akshdeep Singh, Ram Baboo, Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh Bisht were the other Indian race walkers who qualified for the Paris Olympics.[2]
References
- ^ "Suraj PANWAR | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (2024-01-31). "Year after he missed Olympic qualification by 1 second, Suraj Panwar makes no mistake this time". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-07-06.