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| Born | 5 January 1981 Sikar District, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Naib Subedar Bajrang Lal Takhar (born 5 January 1981 in Sikar district, Rajasthan) is an Indian rower who won the first individual rowing Gold medal for India at the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou.[1][2][3] Takhar is a Naib Subedar in the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian Army.[4]
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Rowing career
Bajrang 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
- 2008 – Arjun Award by Govt of India.[6][4]
- 2013 – Padma Shri India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.[7][4]
Rowing records
- 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
- ^ "Legend Bajrang Lal Takhar guides team to Asian Games rowing silver". Mid-day. 25 September 2023. 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 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.
- ^ 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
- Bajranglal Takhar on Yahoo sports Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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