 Bhati at the2016 Rio Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (age 31) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | T42/63 |
Event | High Jump |
Varun Singh Bhati (born 13 February 1995) is an Indian parahigh jumper. He was afflicted bypoliomyelitis at a young age, and joined sports during his school days. He has won medals in multiple international events including bronze at2016 Rio Paralympics,2017 and2025 World Championships.
Since 2014, he has been coached by Satyanarayana, a former national athlete. Bhati was supported by theGoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.[1][2] He lives inGreater Noida. He currently trains at theSports Authority of India in Bangalore.[3]
Bhati hasT42 disability. He received attention in 2012 when he registered the 'A' qualification mark for the2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London with a performance of 1.60 m. However, owing to limited slots available to India, he failed to qualify for the 2012 Games.[3][4]
He participated in the 2014Asian Para Games atIncheon, Korea where he stood 5th. He won a gold medal at the 2014 China Open Athletics Championship the same year. In 2015, he stood 5th again at the 2015 Para World Championship inDoha, Qatar. He recorded a jump of 1.82 m at the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship where he won a gold as well as set a new Asian record.[3][5]
Bhati won the bronze medal in the2016 Summer Paralympic Games atRio de Janeiro,Brazil when he jumped 1.86 m, his personal best.[3][6] He won the bronze in the2017 World Para Athletics Championships by clearing a 1.77 m jump.[7]
He won a silver medal in the2018 Asian Para Games, recording a jump of 1.82 m.[8]
Bhati was awarded theArjuna Award on 29 August 2018.[9]
He was voted Para-athlete of the Year 2017 at the Times of India Sports Awards.[10]
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