Bajrang Lal Takhar (born 5 January 1981) is an Indian rower from Sikar, Rajasthan. He won the first individual rowing Gold medal for India at the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou.[1] He is a retired Naib Subedar in the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian Army.[2] He was awarded by Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India in 2013.[3][4]
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| Born | 5 January 1981 Khatu, Sikar, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Naib Subedar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Rajputana Rifles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Padma Shri | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
editBajrang Lal won the first individual rowing silver medal for India at the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha[5] He contested in the men's single sculls rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals. He finished with a rank of 21.
He then went on to bag gold at the Asian Championships in Korea last year 2007. He won the quota place by winning gold at the Asian qualifying championships in Shanghai.[5]
He has won two gold medals in the single and double scull races in South Asian Games 2006.
In November 2010, he won the first individual rowing Gold medal for India at the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou.
Awards
edit- 2008 – Arjun Award by Govt of India.[6][2]
- 2013 – Padma Shri India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.[7][2]
Rowing records
edit- 16/08 Men's Single Sculls Final Ranking (21st)
- 15/08 Men's Single Sculls Final D 7:09.73 (3rd)
- 13/08 Men's Single Sculls Semifinal – Heat 3 7:23.00 (4th)
- 11/08 Men's Single Sculls Quarterfinal – Heat 4 7:19.01 (5th)
- 09/08 Men's Single Sculls Preliminary Round – Heat 4 7:39.91 (3rd)
References
edit- ^ "Legend Bajrang Lal Takhar guides team to Asian Games rowing silver". Mid-day. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Kulkarni, Abhijeet (14 June 2020). "Interview: How Bajrang Lal Takhar became India's first gold medallist in rowing at the Asian Games". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Naik, Shivani (20 November 2010). "Bajrang s big splash". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Imtiaz, Md (29 September 2020). "Rowing: Here are the top 5 rowers from India". The Bridge. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Cheer at last; Bajranglal qualifies for rowing Quarterfinals". 9 August 2008.
- ^ Dainik Navjyoti[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Padma Awards". pib. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
External links
edit- Bajranglal Takhar on Yahoo sports Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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