Navdeep Singh, a para javelin thrower and new golden boy in Javelin Throw after Neeraj Chopra. He won a gold medal in the Paris Paralympics 2024.
After winning gold he is in trending search of people, who want to know Navdeep Singh’s height, Navdeep Singh disability, Navdeep Singh’s best throw, Navdeep Singh’s age, Navdeep Singh state, Navdeep Singh’s Caste, etc.
So here we represent Navdeep Singh’s biography.
Personal Life and Family
Navdeep was born on 11 November 2000 in Buana Lakhu which is in the Panipat district in Haryana state.
Navdeep Singh’s father’s name is Dalbir Singh he was a national-level wrestler who believed in Navdeep and also introduced him to wrestling.
Navdeep was close to his father in a recent podcast with Shubhankar Mishra Navdeep Singh got emotional he said that his father was the one who got him started he was with him in every step but unfortunately Navdeep was unable to show this big victory to his father because before Navdeep’s gold he passed away.
Navdeep’s mother’s name is Mukesh Rani.
Navdeep has a brother named Mandeep Singh.
More Information About Navdeep Singh
- Navdeep Singh’s height is also a topic of discussion for people, Navdeep Singh’s height is 4 feet 4 inches.
- Navdeep Singh’s disability is in attention because he is a para-athlete so Navdeep Singh’s disability is his dwarfism.
- Navdeep’s eye color is black.
- His hair color is also black.
- Let’s know about Navdeep Singh’s age. He is 23 years old.
- Navdeep Singh’s state is the player’s state Haryana.
- Navdeep caste is ‘Jaat’; he belongs to a Hindu family and follows Hinduism.
- Navdeep holds Indian citizenship.
- His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
- Navdeep’s recent interviews show us that he is a fun-loving man. He likes to dance when he is alone in his room and to listen to music like Haryanvi but Navdeep also says that he doesn’t like Sapna Choudhary because once his mother caught him watching Sapna’s dance and he felt guilty after this incident he doesn’t like to watch Sapna Chaudhary.
- Navdeep’s favorite actress is Tammana Bhatia and their favorite actor is Rajkumar Rao his recent Movie “Stree 2” is Navdeep’s current favorite movie. He also likes “Gangs of Wasseypur”
- Navdeep likes wrestling his father was a wrestler and Navdeep also tried his hands in wrestling so how come he will not have a favorite wrestler Navdeep’s favorite is Sushil Kumar who is in jail right now for murder charges.
- Singh has 103k followers on his Instagram. Navdeep often posts his practicing pictures and also pictures of his friend Neeraj. Neeraj (not Neeraj Chopra) seems Navdeep’s close friend, he is also a Para athlete and jawline thrower.
Navdeep Singh Education
Navdeep completed his schooling at Unique Public School.
For college, he went to Delhi University’s Sri Venkateswara College and he did his degree in Hindi (Hons.).
In a podcast jokingly Navdeep says that he was not good at studies it was always sports that attracted him, in this podcast, Navdeep also says that it’s easy to study you come, open your books, complete what you have to study and after that you are free but for athletes they are always on training they have to do training in the morning and evening, they have to follow strict diets they have to practice for months for medals so it’s hard compared to studies
Navdeep Singh Career
As we mentioned above Navdeep is a professional Para athlete and his game is Javelin throw his category is F41.
Navdeep was interested in sports from the very start but he was not included in games because of his short height by his teachers.
But Navdeep says this is what inspires an athlete like him most because when people think you are nothing and then you show them your power it has a different feel.
His father introduced him to wrestling and after that, he started his training in wrestling but because of back pain he quit it and moved towards javelin.
Navdeep says that the first time he was attracted to javelin was when he read a headline about Neeraj Chopra saying a Panipat boy broke the world record in Under 20 in 2016. After that, he thought, “I am also from Panipat, so I will also do something like that.” After that, he watched many new and old videos of the game, and slowly, he gained an interest in javelin.
Navdeep participated in the 2017 Asian Youth Games, where he won the gold medal, the 2018 Indian Open, the 2019 Junior World Championships, 2021 Paris Open, he participated in a competition which was in Fazza, Tokyo Paralympics in which he participates and he was 4th in last Paralympics, 2022 he participated in other competitions of Javelin which were organized in Morocco, USA and Portugal, 2023 Indian Open, world championship participate, 2024 Italian open, Paris Paralympic in which he won gold these are some competition where Navdeep represented India in F41 category of Javelin throw.
Navdeep’s coaches
- Vipin Kasana
Navdeep took his training from Vipin Kasana who is a national-level champion.
- Naval Singh
Navdeep credits Naval Singh who invested 7 years in Navdeep and made him an international para-athlete.
- Sunil Tanwar
Right now Sunil Tanwar is Navdeep’s coach.
Navdeep Singh’s training and struggles
In the beginning, Navdeep came to Delhi for training. He says that he used to go to training and then for his meal and from there he used to go to direct in his room because it was a whole new atmosphere for him he wasn’t used to it and it was his first time in a big city.
Navdeep also adds that Delhi is a fast city and it took time to get him adjusted.
Navdeep used to spend time in his room mostly after training because people used to tease him and it was a normal thing but it increased in Delhi and people should stop this and change this culture of mocking others’ disability.
After his celebration now Navdeep is in Gujarat for his further training.
Struggles a normal family faces and the government help
Navdeep says it’s expensive to train in the beginning people can’t afford it easily for example Jawline which is used for professional training costs 1 lakh to 1.25 lakhs approx. and shoes they use cost 16000 to 18000 so overall it is hard for a lower and middle class family to do so much.
Furthermore, Navdeep adds that the government is helping more and more now. there are grounds and government coaches who train newcomers.
Singh adds that they themselves get massagers and a physio team who take care of them and govt. is providing them with schemes that help players.
Controversy which upgraded Navdeep’s silver into gold
Javelin throw games were held on the very last day. Navdeep started his first throw but unfortunately, it was a foul because he touched the line that he was not supposed to touch after that he stood up, drank water got relaxed, he calmed down because he had 5 more chances so it was alright.
In the second term, he threw his javelin approximately 46 meters but Navdeep was not able to see it so he went to his coach to ask his coach was happy with his performance because his average in training was 42 and 43 meters so he was happy that Navdeep is doing so well in the ground.
After that in his 3rd attempt, he threw the javelin around 47.32 meters and in the next term, it was again a foul after that he threw approx. 46 meters and ended his term with a foul.
Although Navdeep did his personal best, Iranian player Sadegh Beit Sayah threw his javelin 47.65 meters which was also a world record and he won the gold medal.
After this mind-blowing performance, Sadegh did some unusual and against the rules activity so he was disqualified and in a dramatic twist, Navdeep got his medal upgraded from silver medal to gold medal. This gold medal is the first-ever gold for India in this category.
Grand celebration and welcome
when asked to Navdeep how he celebrated his victory he said he was just sitting in his room quite nothing much but from Navdeep’s family to his village no one was quiet at all there was an atmosphere of happiness all around.
On 10 September when athletes landed in India, they were all given a wonderful welcome.
Navdeep Singh’s best throw
In the Paralympic, Navdeep did his best throw with 47.32 meters which not only broke his personal records but also world record. That situation was a dilemma he says in the podcast that it’s just a different kind of feeling it just can’t be expressed through words your mind just doesn’t work and your legs just on their own your mind becomes senseless but still he managed his best throw.
Moreover, he adds that this distance was average and his one arm is gonna be more long distance in his next throws.
Although an Iranian player broke this record in this same tournament he was disqualified due to activities against sports rules.
Navdeep’s service and post
Navdeep plays for India on international levels and as we know to let players move forward and inspire them, the government gives government jobs via sports quota.
With this facility, Navdeep works as an income tax officer and right now his duty is in Bangalore.
Navdeep says that he gets support from his department also and they say to Navdeep to bring glory to the nation and there is no pressure from the department whenever it’s a tournament he gets full time for his practice.
Meeting with PM Narendra Modi
After the tournament when all athletes returned to India PM Modi personally met them he not only patted the players on the back but also encouraged them to do better.
Navdeep gifted a cap to PM Modi and also took the signature of the PM on his throwing arm. according to Navdeep Singh, it was a lifelong memory for him when PM sat down for him so he could put on a cap on PM’s head, it was a priceless moment.
Viral videos of Navdeep Singh
Two videos of Navdeep went viral in the first video Navdeep was unable to see in his second throw what the distance that his javelin covered so he went to his coach and asked him and when coach told him he was shocked because of training his average distance was 42 and 43 meters so he said to his coach ‘Khao maa kasam’ (swear to mother) and second video was when Navdeep threw his best throw till now and abused in local language.
People went crazy about it and compared him to Virat Kohli saying he is Virat 2.0 and he is Delhi boy and this and that.
This video was on everyone’s mobile even the PM also teased Navdeep about it.
Reacting to it Navdeep says it was his aggression. But surely it was his fault he shouldn’t have used this language, it just came out of his mouth.
Awards
In 2012 Navdeep got Rastriya Bal Puruskar by then President Pranab Mukharee.
In 2017 Navdeep won his first gold medal at The Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai.
In 2021 Singh won another gold medal at Dubai this time in the World Para Grand Prix.
In 2024 Navdeep won 2 medals the first one was a bronze medal in Kobe (Japan) and the second one was a gold medal in the Paris Paralympics.
Navdeep along with Avni Lekhra and Sumit Antil went to’ Kaun Banega Crorepati’ hosted by Amitabh Bachhan. These three were gold medalists in the Paralympics so they were invited to inspire the people who lost their hope because of their disability.
Conclusion
Navdeep was a premature child and it took 2 years to understand his parents about his dwarfism. Navdeep says in early life he used to face a lot but with time it became his strength. It was hard in the beginning but now he is happy today when he thinks about those times it feels like nothing.
He came to sports for jobs he thought after his job he would leave sports but once he met an Arjun Awardee it made him passionate about Jawline.
Navdeep teaches us to do hard work and it will pay off someday.
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