Paramjeet Singh Bisht (born 3 March 2002) is an Indian athlete from Uttarakhand. He takes part in 20km race walk. He is selected to represent India in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris, supported by OGQ.[1]
Career
editSingh met the Olympic qualifying mark at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championships by clocking 1:20:08 seconds on way to a bronze medal on 19 March 2023. The qualifying mark was 1hour, 20min, 10sec. Vikash Singh, who won the silver medal clocking 1:20:05, also crossed the qualifying mark and made it to the Olympics.[1] The duo will take part in the 20km race walk at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2] He is supported by OGQ.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Indian racewalkers Vikas Singh and Paramjeet Singh Bisht qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics". India Today. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Race walkers Vikash Singh, Paramjeet Singh Bisht qualify for 2024 Olympics and 2023 World C'ships in 20km event". The Economic Times. 2023-03-19. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Paramjeet Singh BISHT | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-06.