Naganathan Pandi is an Indian athlete who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He competed in the 400-meter sprint and the 4 X 400-meter relay sprint.
Wiki/Biography
Naganathan Pandi was born on Tuesday, April 23, 1996 (26 years old; as of 2022) in Singapuli Patti village, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu state, India. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He attended KN High School, Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. He participated in the 1,500-meter race when he was a student; but because he was born in poverty, he did not have a pair of shoes. He used to run barefoot and work as a construction worker on weekends and holidays to support his family. When he qualified for a regional athletic championship, the school gave him a pair of shoes. He received his BA in History from Pasumpon Thiru Muthuramalinga Thevar Memorial College, Kottaimedu, Tamil Nadu.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 65 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
His father’s name was Pandi and his mother’s name was Panchavarnam. His father was a farm worker and his mother was a housewife. He has 4 siblings.
Naganathan Pandi’s mother Panchavarnam
Naganathan Pandey’s younger brother
wife and children
He is unmarried.
Profession
Naganathan participated in different competitions during his college days and even ran 400 meters in one of the competitions with a time of around 49 seconds. He participated in the All India University Sports Competition in Bengaluru, Karnataka, which made him eligible to apply for state government jobs under sports quota. After clearing the entrance examination, he joined the Tamil Nadu Police as an armed reserve police officer in 2017 and was posted in Chennai. He completes his assignments during the day and trains in the morning and evening. He won gold medals at the State Police Conference in the 2018-2019 season and in the 400m and 4×400m relay at the All India Police Conference in Chandigarh in March 2020. He later won the CM Trophy at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. He won gold medals at the Indian Grand Prix 1 in Patiala in January 2021 and the Tamil Nadu State Competition in Sivakasi in February 2021. In March 2021, he participated in the Federation Cup in Patiala, Punjab, and won a silver medal in the Indian Championships. 400m race. He was selected for the Patiala National Training Camp where he trained for 45 days. He finished third in the trials and was selected for the 4×400m relay team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; however, he did not represent Team India at the Olympics as other athletes were confirmed to compete. He will take gold in the 400m at the Indian Grand Prix in Trivanthapuram in March 2022. He finished seventh in the National Federation Cup in April 2022 at CH Mohammad Koya Stadium, Thanhiparan, Kerala. He participated in the 2022 400-meter race at the 7th International Sprint Relay Cup held at the Ataturk University Stadium in Erzurum, Turkey, in June 2022; however, he qualified for the second round. In June 2022, he finished sixth in the 400m and won the gold medal in the 4×400m relay at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. He participated in the 4 He was selected for the 22nd Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham 4 × 400 meters relay, and won the sixth place on behalf of the team.
The Greater Chennai Police Family sends its best wishes to Armed Reserve Police Tr. Naganathan Pandi who is participating in the Tokyo Olympics in Japan. We all wish him a successful return home.#chennaicitypolice #greaterchennaipolice#chennaipolice pic.twitter.com/uTIWhwqY4D
— Greater Chennai Police – GCP (@chennaipolice_) August 4, 2021
Facts / Trivia
- He wanted to be an engineer; however, he couldn’t afford an engineering degree.
- After he won the gold medal at the All India Police Conference 2020, the police department allowed him to train full-time and only serve as a police officer on important occasions.
- After joining the Tamil Nadu Police, he was trained under the guidance of Sports Director Prabhakaran.
- Tamil Nadu Police Deputy Inspector Siwaringam and Paul Dominik supported him during his training in Naganathan.
- He took out a loan of Rs 500,000 after his tenure in Chennai, of which Rs 300,000 was used for personal needs and Rs 200,000 was sent to his family. In July 2021, the CM of Tamil Nadu gave him 500,000 rupees to prepare for the Olympics.
- He didn’t tell his parents about the game until he started winning at the national level.
- Due to his sporting achievements, his fees were reimbursed by the university authorities at the end of the semester.
- His personal best time in the 400 meters is 46.05 seconds.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education