Kartik Kumar is an Indian athlete and Army sergeant. In September 2023, he won a silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2022 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the 10,000 meters at the Asian Games since Gulab Chand in 1998.
Wiki/Biography
Kartik Kumar was born on Wednesday, 12 May 1999 (24 years old; as of 2023) in Shimrana village, Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Taurus. His name is also Kartik Rajput.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Kartik Kumar belongs to the Rajput Pundir family of western Uttar Pradesh.
Parents and siblings
Kartik Kumar’s father’s name is Veer Singh and he has an elder brother Sonu Kumar.
Karthik Kumar (right) and his father being interviewed
Kartik Kumar’s family
wife
Kartik Kumar is unmarried.
religion
Kartik Kumar follows Hinduism.
Profession
sports
Kartik Kumar started running at the age of 14. Aspiring to join the army, he trained at Dr Ambedkar Stadium in Saharanpur to prepare for long-distance running competitions. In 2016, Kartik gained recognition as a national-level athlete by winning a silver medal in 3000m at the Junior National Championships in Kozhikode. He has participated in many competitions including National Federation Cup (CH Muhammed Koya Stadium, Thenhipalam), 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championship (Birsa Munda Football Stadium, Morabadi, Ranchi), National Open Championship (Stadium Hanamkonda , Warangal), Indian National Games (Gujarat).
Kartik Kumar during training in Colorado, USA
In 2022, Kartik Kumar set a personal best time of 1:04:00 at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon. He also finished second in the TCS World 10K 2022 in Bengaluru with a time of 30 minutes and 6 seconds. In November 2022, Karthik was selected for the National training camp by Reliance Foundation. In 2023, after the Asian Championships in Bangkok, he went to Colorado, USA, to train under the guidance of Scott Simmons. After training, he went directly to China to participate in the 2022 Asian Games. Karthik used his personal skills in the game He shaved 40 seconds off his best time and won and set his own record. 2022 Asian Games time 28:15.38.
Reliance Foundation shares Kartik Kumar’s poster after he wins silver medal at Asian Games 2022
army
Kartik was spotted by Amrish Kumar, the chief running coach of the Indian Army, at the Federation Cup in Patiala in 2019. He is affiliated to the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune, under the 9 Jat Regiment.
medal
gold
- He won the gold medal in the 2022 Fed Cup 5000m race.
- He won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 62nd National Senior Interstate Track and Field Championships.
silver
- In September 2023, he won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games.
Kartik Kumar collects medal at Asian Games 2022
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, talking about why he started running, Karthik said:
In our area, many boys run because they are preparing for Army physicals (tests). There was also a high jumper who competed in national competitions and inspired many young people to pursue track and field, but the main goal was to join the military. “
- In an interview, when asked how he felt after winning the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games, Karthik replied:
“I am happy to win a silver medal for India. After so long, we finally got silver and bronze medals in 10,000m and I knew I would win a medal but my target was to break the national record with a time of 27 minutes and 50 seconds . But I couldn’t. I was slow in the middle and the game was slow from the beginning,”
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