Ajay Tyagi

Ajay Tyagi
Tyagi at Rowing Champion
Personal information
NationalityIndia India
Born (1999-06-10) June 10, 1999 (age 27)
Sara Village, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh
Height6 ft (1.83 m)
Sport
SportRowing
Rank
 Naib Subedar
Events
Lightweight Double Sculls (LM2x), Quadruple Sculls (LM4x)
ClubIndian Army (Bombay Engineer Group)
Coached byIsmail Baig
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  India
Asian Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 HaiphongLM2x
Silver medal – second place2025 HaiphongLM4x
Australian Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 TasmaniaLM2x
Gold medal – first place2025 TasmaniaLM4x
Silver medal – second place2025 TasmaniaOpen Eight
National Games
Gold medal – first place2025 UttarakhandLM2x
Bronze medal – third place2023 GoaM2x
Bronze medal – third place2023 GoaM4x
Senior National Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 BhopalLM2x
Gold medal – first place2025 BhopalM4x
Gold medal – first place2023 PuneLM2x
Gold medal – first place2022 PuneLM2x
Open Sprint National Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 PuneLM2x
Indoor National Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 MogaLightweight Pair

Ajay Tyagi (born 10 June 1999) is an Indian professional rower who competes in the lightweight double sculls (LM2x) and quadruple sculls (LM4x) events. He is an Asian Rowing Championship gold medalist and serves as a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army.

Early life

Tyagi was born in Sara village, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Rakesh Tyagi, is a farmer and his mother's name is Kusum. He has a younger brother named Avnish Tyagi.

Military career

Tyagi enlisted in the Indian Army in 2018 and serves in the Bombay Engineer Group (Bombay Sappers). He was selected for rowing training in 2021 at the Army Rowing Node (ARN) in Pune based on anthropometric parameters.

Career

National

Tyagi won gold in the Lightweight Double Sculls at the 39th Senior National Rowing Championships in Pune in 2022 alongside partner Arwinder Singh. In 2023, he partnered with Olympian Arjun Lal Jat to win gold at the 40th Senior National Rowing Championships. That same year, he won gold in the LM2x event at the Open Sprint National Championships and represented Maharashtra at the 37th National Games in Goa, where he secured two bronze medals in the Double Sculls and Quadruple Sculls events.

In 2024, Tyagi won gold in the lightweight pair event at the Indoor National Rowing Championships in Moga, Punjab. He continued his domestic success in 2025, winning gold at the National Games of India in Uttarakhand (LM2x) and adding two more gold medals (LM2x and M4x) at the 42nd Senior National Rowing Championships in Bhopal.

International

Tyagi made his international debut in 2022 at World Rowing Cup I in Belgrade, Serbia, finishing in 13th place. He later participated in World Rowing Cup II in Poznań, Poland, and served as a reserve member for the 2022 Asian Rowing Championships in Thailand.

In 2023, Tyagi competed with the Indian squad at World Rowing Cup I in Zagreb, Croatia, and World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland.

At the 2025 Australian Rowing Championships in Tasmania, he secured two gold medals and one silver medal. Later that year, at the Asian Rowing Championships in Haiphong, Vietnam, Tyagi won the gold medal in the Lightweight Double Sculls alongside partner Lokeshwar Singh with a time of 6:40.75, and added a silver medal in the Lightweight Quadruple Sculls.

Competitive record

YearCompetitionVenueEventResult
2022World Rowing Cup IBelgrade, SerbiaLM2x13th
2022World Rowing Cup IIPoznań, PolandLM2xParticipation
2022Asian Rowing ChampionshipsPattaya, ThailandTeamReserve
2022Senior National Rowing ChampionshipsPune, IndiaLM2x Gold
2023World Rowing Cup IZagreb, CroatiaLM2xParticipation
2023World Rowing Cup IIILucerne, SwitzerlandLM2xParticipation
2023Senior National Rowing ChampionshipsPune, IndiaLM2x Gold
2023Open Sprint National ChampionshipsPune, IndiaLM2x Gold
2023National GamesGoa, IndiaM2x Bronze
2023National GamesGoa, IndiaM4x Bronze
2024Indoor National Rowing ChampionshipsMogaLightweight Pair Gold
2025Senior National Rowing ChampionshipsBhopal, IndiaLM2x Gold
2025Senior National Rowing ChampionshipsBhopal, IndiaM4x Gold
2025Australian Rowing ChampionshipsTasmania, AustraliaLM2x Gold
2025Australian Rowing ChampionshipsTasmania, AustraliaLM4x Gold
2025Australian Rowing ChampionshipsTasmania, AustraliaM8+ Silver
2025Asian Rowing ChampionshipsHaiphong, VietnamLM2x Gold
2025Asian Rowing ChampionshipsHaiphong, VietnamLM4x Silver

References

  1. 1 2 Kumaraswamy, K (25 October 2025). "Rower Tyagi comes of age with Asian Championship gold & silver". The Times of India.
  2. 1 2 "Indian Soldier Ajay Tyagi Shines at Australian Rowing Championship". Hindustan (newspaper) (in Hindi). 3 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Afraid of water once, rower Ajay Tyagi bags nationals gold on debut". The New Indian Express. 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sr. National Rowing: Bhokanal fails to advance; Army, Services rowers head into final faceoffs". Investment Guru India. 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Services rowers claim overall championship at National Games". The Times of India. 3 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 Mirza, Firoz (3 April 2025). "From Olympic heartbreak to winning medals: Tyagi's story". The New Indian Express.
  7. ↑ "India Rowing Contingent for 2022 World Rowing Cup 1" (PDF). Rowing Federation of India. 20 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Fisherman's daughter from Tamil Nadu to represent country in World Rowing Cup II". The New Indian Express. 14 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Indian Rowing team for world rowing cup announced". The Bridge. 1 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Participation of Indian Rowing Team in World Rowing Cup 3 Lucerne" (PDF). Rowing Federation of India. 2 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Asian Rowing Championships 2025: India medal winners list". Olympics.com. 19 October 2025.