Rupal Chaudhary (born 23 December 2004) is an Indian track and field athlete specializing in 400 m events.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 2004 Shahpur Jainpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 400 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 51.85 (2022) |
Medal record | |
Early life
editShe comes from Shahpur Jainpur village in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Career
editIn 2022, Rapul defeated pre-race favourite Priya Mohan to win the women's 400m at the Indian National U-20 Federation Cup Athletics Championships.[2] Later that year, she was a bronze medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the 400 metres, setting a new personal best time of 51.85 seconds.[3] At the same event she also won silver in the Mixed 4 × 400 m relay in an Asian U20 record time.[4] In doing so, she became the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U-20 Athletics Championships.[5]
She suffered a knee injury which ruled her out of the entire 2023 season.[6]
She ran as part of the Indian 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[7][8]
She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[9] Later that month, she won a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships, as well as gold medals in the women’s 4 x 400 metres relay and the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay.[10][11]
References
edit- ↑ ". Rupal". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- 1 2 "UP farmer's daughter Rupal Chaudhary becomes first Indian to win twin medals at World U-20 Athletics". Indian Express. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships 2022: India's Rupal Chaudhary wins second medal with bronze in 400m". Olympics.com. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships 2022: Indian mixed 4x400m relay team wins silver with Asian record". Olympics.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "World U-20 Athletics: Rupal Chaudhary wins bronze in women's 400m, makes history". Sportstar. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "After knee injury, Rupal makes a comeback to Indian team for World Relays". Sportstar. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "Paris Olympics: How Indian men's and women's relay squads stepped up in Bahamas In last-chance territory". Indian Express. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "26th Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Asian Athletics Championships 2025: Double delight for Rupal Chaudhary as India defends mixed 4x400m title in Gumi". Olympics.com. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
