Dhanyadha JP is an Indian cyclist. In June 2023, she set a national record and won the silver medal by winning the 2km race at the Asian Junior Track Cycling Championships in Nilai, Malaysia.
Wiki/Biography
Dhanyadha JP was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in 2007 (17 in 2023). In 2023, she will be studying Business in Year 12 at Aksharam International School in Coimbatore. In 2020, she moved to Derry for formal cycling training.
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father, Dhanyadha Suresh Kumar, was a businessman. Her mother, Priyamvada, is an inspector of the Tamil Nadu police. She has a younger sister.
Dhanyadha JP with her parents
Profession
Dhanyadha started cycling as a fitness sport at the age of 12, but gradually she became interested in it and decided to take it up to a competitive level. Initially, she started by competing in local competitions. In 2019, she was selected by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for the Olympic Podium Goals Program (TOPS) with the goal of competing in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.
Dhanyadha JP during cycling championships
In November 2020, she was selected for a federal government program, the National Center of Excellence (NCoE) camp run by CFI and SAI. She participated in the 73rd National Track Cycling Championships in 2021 organized by Rajasthan Road Riders and CFI and won the sub-junior gold medal in the “Individual Pursuit” and the gold medal in the “Team Sprint”.
Dhanyadha JP to compete in 73rd National Track Cycling Championships 2021
In December 2022, she represented Tamil Nadu in the 51st National Junior Track Cycling Championships. In the championships, she won a bronze medal in the individual time trial with a time of 40.48 seconds and a bronze medal in the 500 meters with a time of 40.48 seconds; in the individual pursuit, she won a silver medal in the 2 kilometers with a time of 2 minutes and 42 seconds. At the same race, she set a new national record for the 1,500-meter run in 1:19 in the teamwork event.
Dhanyadha JP at 51st National Track Cycling Junior Championships
In January 2023, she participated in the 27th National Road Championships held in Nashik, Maharashtra, and won a silver medal in the 15km individual time trial and a bronze medal in the 20km team time trial sub-junior group. In March of the same year, she competed in the Khelo India Women’s Track Cycling League at the LNCPE Velodrome in Kerala. In the league, she won three gold medals in the 2,000-meter individual pursuit, 4-kilometer scratch race, and Keirin race in the under-16 group.
Dhanyadha JP in Khelo Indian Women’s Track Cycling League
In June 2023, she participated in the silver medal in the 2km group of the Asian Track Cycling Championships, and finished the race in 2 minutes and 28 seconds, breaking the previous national record of 2 minutes and 31 seconds. . At the same championship, she came close to winning two more medals in the 7.5km scratch race and the 4km team pursuit; however, she missed the medal by just 1.2 microseconds.
Dhanyadha JP after winning Asian Track Cycling Championships 2023
In August 2023, participate in the Trinidad and Tobago Youth Commonwealth Games.
the medal
- Two gold medals in the 73rd National Track Cycling Championships in 2021
- Bronze and silver medals in the 51st National Track Cycling Youth Championship in 2022
- 2023 27th National Road Championship Silver Medal, Bronze Medal
- Three National Medals in 2020
Dhanyadha JP with her medal
Note: As of 2023, she has won 33 medals.
Facts / Trivia
- In June 2023, she broke the previous record of 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the 2 km race of the Asian Youth Track Cycling Championships with a time of 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
- Her trainer is Anil Kumar.
Dhanyadha JP with her trainer Anil Kumar
- Initially, she competed in sprint and endurance events, but later, her coach suggested she take up cycling in endurance events.
- In an interview, she revealed that she spends six hours a day training.
- In an interview, she talked about her diet and mentioned that she eats protein three times a day. she says,
Our diet was well balanced, focusing on protein three times a day. “
- She also trained with Maxwell Trevor, a former international cyclist and 11-time national cycling champion.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education