Anita (born 5 March 1995)[1] is an Indian para rower from Rajasthan. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics along with Narayana Konganapalle at the World Rowing Asian and Oceanian Olympic and Paralympic Qualification 2024.[2] She won a silver medal in the PR3 mixed doubles sculls earlier, along with Narayana, at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China.[3][4][5]
Early life
Anita is a road accident amputee.[3] She is coached by Subedar Mohammed Azad at the Army Rowing Node in Pune.[3]
References
- "Anita". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 6 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- Subrahmanyam, V. V. (22 April 2024). "Paris 2024: Landmine blast survivor Narayana Konganapalle combines with Anita to secure Paralympic quota in rowing". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- "Accident amputee Anita and landmine blast survivor Narayana combine to secure India's first Paralympic rowing qualification". The Indian Express. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- "Para Asian Games: Indian rowers Anita, Narayana Konganapalle bag silver in PR3 Mixed Doubles Sculls". Telangana Today. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- "Indian para athletes create history with a record-breaking 111 medals at Hangzhou Asian Para Games". The Times of India. 28 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 August 2024.