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Varun Singh Bhati (born 13 February 1995) is a para high jumper from India. He was afflicted by poliomyelitis at a young age, and joined sports during his school days. He has won several medals in international events including bronze at 2016 Summer Paralympic Games and 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Poliomyelitis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | A2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High Jump T42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Since 2014, he has been coached by Satyanarayana, a former national athlete. Bhati was supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.[1][2] He lives in Greater Noida. He currently trains at the Sports Authority of India in Bangalore.[3]
Bhati has T42 disability. He received attention in 2012 when he registered the 'A' qualification mark for the 2012 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 2014 Asian Para Games at Incheon, 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 in Doha, 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 the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when he jumped 1.86 m, his personal best.[3][6] He won the bronze in the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships by clearing a 1.77 m jump.[7]
He won a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Para Games, recording a jump of 1.82 m.[8]
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Bhati was awarded the Arjuna 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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