Vikash Singh (athlete)
Vikash Singh (born 6 July 1996) is an Indian athlete from Delhi.[1] He takes part in 20km race walk. He is selected to represent India in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris.[2] He finished 30th at the Paris Olympics with a time of 1hour, 22min, 36 seconds.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Singh is a Kerala-born athlete, settled in Delhi.[3]
Career
[edit]Singh met the Olympic qualifying mark at the Asian 20 km Race Walking Championships by clocking 1:20:05 seconds on way to a silver medal on 19 March 2023. The qualifying mark was 1hour, 20min, 10sec. Paramjeet, who won the bronze medal also crossed the qualifying mark and made it to the Olympics.[2] The duo will take part in the 20 km race walk at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vikash SINGH | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ a b "Indian racewalkers Vikas Singh and Paramjeet Singh Bisht qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics". India Today. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ a b "Vikash Singh Paris Olympics 2024, Athletics: Know Your Olympian". News18. 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ SINGH, NAVNEET (2024-08-15). "Paris Olympics 2024: Nervous Vikash Singh returns wiser". The Patriot. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Race walkers Vikash Singh, Paramjeet Singh Bisht qualify for 2024 Olympics and 2023 World C'ships in 20km event". The Economic Times. 2023-03-19. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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