Preethi Pal

Preethi Pal
Pal in September 2024
Personal information
Nationality India
Born (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)
Uttar Pradesh, India [1]
Sport
SportPara athletics
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classT35
EventSprints
Medal record
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 100 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 200 m T35
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe 200 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe 100 m T35

Preethi Pal (born 22 September 2000) is an Indian para athlete.[2] She won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the women's 100m and 200m T35 race events and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win two medals in track and field events at Paralympic Games.[3]

  1. ^ Sportstar, Team (30 August 2024). "Paralympics 2024: Preethi Pal wins bronze in women's 100m T35, first medal for India in track event at Para Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Who is Preeti Pal? The first Indian to secure a para-athletics medal at the Paralympics". The Times of India. 31 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Preethi Pal creates history with second athletics medal at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 2 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 September 2024.