Three-time Asian Para Games gold medallist (F55 javelin and discus)

Neeraj Yadav was an Indian para-athlete who won three gold medals at the Asian Para Games, competing in the F55 seated throwing class. He took javelin gold with an Asian record at the 2018 Games in Jakarta, then won both the discus and javelin at the 2022 Games in Hangzhou. He died in Delhi on 27 October 2026, aged 42.

Born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on 10 February 1984, he had post-polio residual paralysis from the age of seven. He played wheelchair tennis for about seven years before switching to athletics in 2015.

Life in brief

  1. 1984Born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. 2026 Died in Delhi, India, aged 42

The death report

Published 28 October 2026 Neeraj Yadav, three-time Asian Para Games champion, dies at 42 Yadav won javelin gold with an Asian record in 2018 and added discus and javelin titles in Hangzhou, becoming one of India's most decorated para-throwers. Read the full report →

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