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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
Home town | Rewari district of Haryana, India | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin (F54) and Shot put (F55) | |||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2020 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Tek Chand is an Indian Paralympic shot putter and javelin thrower. [1] [2] [3] He was born in the Rewari district of Haryana, and was disabled due to a road accident. [4] He represented India in the 2020 Paralympic Games held in Tokyo in the men's shot-put F55 category. [5] [6] He was made the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony, replacing the quarantined Mariyappan Thangavelu. [7] [8] He finished last out of eight competitiors in the event, managing a best of 9.04 metres. [9] [10] He was originally listed for the men's F54 javelin, but later relisted. [11] He has won the bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Para games. [12] [13]
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
Home town | Rewari district of Haryana, India | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin (F54) and Shot put (F55) | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Paralympic finals | 2020 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Tek Chand is an Indian Paralympic shot putter and javelin thrower. [1] [2] [3] He was born in the Rewari district of Haryana, and was disabled due to a road accident. [4] He represented India in the 2020 Paralympic Games held in Tokyo in the men's shot-put F55 category. [5] [6] He was made the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony, replacing the quarantined Mariyappan Thangavelu. [7] [8] He finished last out of eight competitiors in the event, managing a best of 9.04 metres. [9] [10] He was originally listed for the men's F54 javelin, but later relisted. [11] He has won the bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Para games. [12] [13]