Vinay Kumar Lal
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 22 March 1999 Chandigarh, India |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Para Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100m, 200, 400m |
Vinay Kumar Lal (born 22 March 1999) is an Indian Para athlete competing in Men's 100m, 200m, 400m events in the T44 category.[1] He is bronze medallist in Asian Para Games 2018 held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[2] He also won bronze medal in 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Vinay Kumar Lal was born to a Punjabi Hindu family in 1999 in Chandigarh and suffered from a Left leg lower limb polio by birth. Vinay, at a very early stage, represented his state in volleyball, playing alongside able-bodied athletes. In 2015, inspired by the movie about one of India's greatest athletes, Milkha Singh, popularly known as "the Flying Sikh", Vinay started athletics .The same year, he won his first-ever national medal at the Nationals, winning two silvers in both the 200m and 400m.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Vinay was inspired by a film about one of India's greatest athletes, Milkha Singh, better known as the "Flying Sikh". Vinay took up athletics in 2015 and, in the same year, won both the 200m and 400m.[7] He won his first medals at the national level by winning two silvers. At the Nationals held at Panchkula in 2016, he won two gold and missed a third by a small margin due to a hamstring pull in the 100m, eventually settling for bronze. In 2017, Vinay won a gold and a silver in Beijing. Later that year, at the London World Championships, he finished fourth. In 2018, he won his first Asian Games medal[8] and also won a bronze medal at the 2019 world para athletic championship.[9] He also won a gold medal in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand 2022.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vinay Kumar Lal - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Indian Para Athletics Medals Tally – Asian Para games 2018". enabled.in. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "India record best-ever medal haul at World Para Athletics Championships | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Sharad wins silver; Mariyappan, Vinay take bronze at WPA C'ships". Hindustan Times. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile - Vinay Kumar Lal". www.indusind.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Chandigarh: World Para Athletics bronze winner forced to work at a call center to make ends meet". The Indian Express. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile - Vinay Kumar Lal". www.indusind.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Asian Para Games 2018 Bronze Medalist Vinay Kumar Lal Works at a ... - Latest Tweet by ANI | 📰 LatestLY". LatestLY. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "4. Vinay Kumar Lal - 100m T44 5. Ravi Rongali - Shotput F40 6. Shreyansh Trivedi - 200m ... - Latest Tweet by SAI Media | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ IANS (20 September 2022). "Indian athletes shine in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix with 19 medals". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.