Rahul Saroha

Rahul Saroha is an Indian para athlete from Haryana who competes in the men's high jump T63 event. He represented India in the 2026 Asian Para Games and won a bronze medal in the high jump T63 event behind teammates, Shailesh Kumar who won the gold and Varun Bhati, who took the silver, to make it a podium sweep for India. It was a repeat of the podium sweep by India at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China.

Career

Saroha won the bronze medal in the men's high jump T63 class at the 2026 Asian Para Games on 22 October 2026 clearing a height of 1.81 metres at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Japan. The T63 classification is for athletes with an above-knee amputation or limb deficiency, who compete using a lower-limb prosthesis with a knee joint for running and jumping.

In 2025, he finished fourth in the men's high jump at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, with a personal best clearance of 1.78m.

References

  1. ↑ "पैरा एशियन गेम्स- भारत ने चौथे दिन 26 मेडल जीते: 7 गोल्ड, 4 सिल्वर और 15 ब्रॉन्ज; कुल संख्या 88 हुई". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 22 October 2026. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Judge, Shahid (22 October 2026). "Sheetal Devi shows why she is the gold standard". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Hangzhou 2022 feat repeated in Nagoya 2026: India claim gold, silver, bronze in men's high jump T63 at Asian Para Games". The Times of India. 22 October 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  4. 1 2 Kusari, Kingshuk (22 October 2026). "Asian Para Games: Shailesh Kumar leads India's medal sweep in high jump T63 final". India Today. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Sengupta, Koustav (22 October 2026). "Shailesh Kumar sets Asian Para Games record as India sweep men's high jump T63 medals". India TV News. Retrieved 23 October 2026.