Ajay Kumar Saroj was born on Thursday, 1 May 1997 (age 26 years; as in 2023) in Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He is a resident of Kajiani village near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from being a national runner, Ajay works for the Railways in New Delhi.
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Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 60 Kgs
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Ajay’s father’s name is Dharamraj, who is a plumber and his mother Rani Devi is a housewife. He has an elder brother named Ajit, who is a national sprinter and has won gold medals in national level competitions in 800 m and 1500 m races. Ajay has two sisters named Shashi Devi and Shastri Devi who are national runners in 10,000 m and 5000 m races.
Wife
He is unmarried.
livelihood
Ajay Kumar Saroj took up sports at a very young age and took training from his coach Jaswinder Bhatia.
Ajay Kumar Saroj with his coach Jaswinder Bhatia
He has participated and won many national and international competitions. In 2016, he participated in the South Asian Games held in Guwahati, where he earned a gold medal and silver medal in the 1500 m and 800 m races respectively. He competed at the Asian Athletics Championships (2023) held in Bangkok, Thailand, earning a gold medal in the 1500 meters race event with a timing of 3 minutes 41.51 seconds. In an interview, Ajay discussed the options that were open to him after winning the gold medal at the Asian competition. He also told about his training and competitions. He said,
Winning gold at the Asian Championships was very important for me as it was my ticket to the World Athletics Championships. I trained in Colorado (US) from February 21 to the end of May. After that, I participated in the Inter-State Athletic Championships in India and won a silver medal. I knew that I would have to perform well in the Asian Athletics Meet. Now, I will try to win a gold medal in the Olympics.
Ajay Kumar Saroj at the Asian Athletics Championships (2023) held in Bangkok, Thailand
In October 2023, Ajay Kumar Saroj represented India at the 19th Asian Games (2022) held in Hangzhou, China, where he won a silver medal in the men’s 1500 meters race event.
Ajay Kumar Saroj with silver medal in Asian Games (2022)
medal
- In 2013, he won a bronze medal in the 1500 meters race at the Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing, China.
- In 2016, she won a bronze medal and a gold medal at the South Asian Games held in Guwahati.
- Ajay won the gold medal in the Asian Athletics Championships (2017) held in Bhubaneswar.
- In 2017, he won the gold medal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
- In 2023, he won a silver medal at the Asian Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.
- He won the gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships (2023) held in Bangkok, Thailand.
- He earned a silver medal at the Asian Games (2022) held in Hangzhou, China.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In the initial days, Ajay used to practice under the supervision of his father at Mewa Lal Inter College of his village.
- Since Ajay’s father’s income was limited, he used to borrow shoes and kits from his friends to participate in running events.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn