Ajay Kumar Saroj

Ajay Kumar Saroj
Saroj at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born1 May 1997 (1997-05) (age 28)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)
800 m, 1500 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m: 1:49.05 (2017)
1500 m: 3:37.83 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 1500m
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bhubaneswar 1500m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bangkok 1500m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 1500m
Asian Indoor Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 1500m
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 1500m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 1500m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati 800m
Asian Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nanjing 1500m

Ajay Kumar Saroj (born 1 May 1997) is an Indian middle-distance runner.

Early life

Ajay Kumar Saroj hails from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Saroj is the youngest of three brothers, and has three sisters. His father is a farmer and his mother is a housewife. He took up athletics at age 15.[1]

Career

Noticing his lack of interest in academics, his family encouraged him to take up sport at a young age. An avid learner, he used to watch the Olympic Games on television to learn the nuances of athletics. Beginning his career on track with 400m, Saroj, on the suggestion of his coach, shifted his focus to 1500m & 800m.

He is currently supported by the GoSports Foundation through the GoSports Long Term Athlete Development Programme.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ajay Kumar Saroj is gunning for Bahadur Prasad’s 1995 national record in the 1500m after Odisha win. scroll.in
  2. ^ "Our Programmes". GoSports Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay_Kumar_Saroj