Akshdeep Singh (22 November 1999) is an Indian athlete from Punjab who competes in the 20 kilometres race walk. He holds the Indian National record in 20km race walk.[1] He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in the 20 km race walk[2] and the mixed marathon race walking which makes its debut at the Paris Olympics, along with Priyanka Goswami.[3][4]
Early life and education edit
Singh was born in Kahneke village, Barnala district, Punjab. His father is a farmer.[2]
Career edit
Singh and Priyanka Goswami qualified for the Paris Olympics marathon event, finishing 18th in the World Race Walking Team Championship in Antalya, Turkey on 21 April 2024.[5][6] The Indian duo clocked 3:05:03 to meet the qualifying mark. On 30 January 2024, he set the National record at the South Asian and Indian Race Walking Championships at Chandigarh clocking 1:19:38.[1]
On 14 February 2023, he won the gold medal in the 20 km race walk at the Indian Race Walking Championships at Ranchi clocking 1:19:55.[7] Later, on 19 March 2023, he took part in the 47th All Japan race walking meet and finished 12th. In October 2022, he won a silver medal at the National Open Athletics Championships at Sree Kantheerava Outdoor Stadium in Bengaluru.[7] In 2022, he also won the inter-university gold at Moodbidri, Karnataka on 5 January ad the Khelo India University Games in May at Bengaluru.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Already qualified for Olympics, race walker Akshdeep breaks own national record in men's 20km event". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ a b "Already qualified for Paris 2024 Olympics, race walker Akshdeep breaks own NR in men's 20km event". Sportstar. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "India's Priyanka Goswami and Akshdeep Singh secure Olympic quota in race walk mixed relay event". Firstpost. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: India's Priyanka Goswami And Akshdeep Singh Qualifies For Race Walk Mixed Relay Event". Sentinel Assam. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: Akshdeep, Priyanka secure Mixed Marathon Race Walking relay spot". India Today. 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Nag, Utathya (2024-04-21). "Priyanka Goswami-Akshdeep Singh secure marathon race walk mixed relay Paris 2024 Olympics quota for India". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Akshdeep SINGH | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.