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National Para Athletics Championship, Etka secured a gold medal in the Club Throw event and a bronze medal in the Discus Throw event. She also competed at the Indian Open Para Athletics Championships, wherein she won a gold medal in the club Throw event and a medal at
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Athletics Championships. At the National Para Athletics Championships, Ekta again won a gold in both her events..
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National Para Athletics Championships. At the Indian Open Para Athletics Championships, she won a gold medal in the Club Throw event and a bronze medal in the Discus Throw event.
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Government. In 2011, she cleared the
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Bhyan is the current national champion, having secured gold medal in the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023
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Ekta Bhyan at World Para Athletics Championships 2023, Paris
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National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
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1608:1985 births
1343:Bhubaneswar
862:Role Model
624:London 2017
566:Club throw
545:2017 Jaipur
532:Club throw
528:2017 Jaipur
498:Club throw
464:Club throw
430:Club throw
396:Club throw
374:Club Throw
370:2016 Berlin
340:Club Throw
162:Represented
64:7 June 1985
1602:Categories
1587:19 October
1525:19 October
1405:References
1380:Club throw
1348:Club throw
1316:Club throw
1284:Club throw
1252:Club throw
1220:Club throw
1174:Club throw
1142:Club throw
1108:Club throw
1088:Club throw
1043:Club throw
1027:Tokyo 2020
1018:Club throw
1013:Dubai, UAE
995:Club throw
990:London, UK
947:Club throw
927:Club throw
779:Tokyo 2020
748:London, UK
694:Early life
628:Dubai 2019
596:Ekta Bhyan
319:2023 Dubai
245:2023 Paris
142:Club throw
116:Disability
60:1985-06-07
49:Ekta Bhyan
23:Ekta Bhyan
1434:0971-751X
1426:The Hindu
1311:Bengaluru
1279:Panchkula
1215:Panchkula
1126:4th Place
1113:4th Place
1003:6th Place
736:Panchkula
714:Education
642:in 2017,
638:in 2016,
409:2023 Pune
392:2023 Pune
224:2024 Kobe
746:held at
610:held at
182:Women's
137:Event(s)
1561:17 July
1495:16 July
1467:16 July
1439:16 July
1206:Result
1137:Tunisia
1074:Result
981:Result
913:Result
830:Haryana
812:at the
804:at the
772:Haryana
720:Haryana
704:Haryana
663:Haryana
644:Tunisia
88:Country
75:Haryana
1432:
1397:Bronze
1247:Jaipur
1237:Bronze
1203:Event
1200:Venue
1179:Bronze
1159:Bronze
1093:Silver
1083:Berlin
1071:Event
1068:Venue
1050:Bronze
999:14.63
978:Total
975:Event
972:Venue
952:Bronze
910:Event
907:Venue
849:Title
846:Award
836:Awards
732:Berlin
726:Career
700:Hissar
636:Berlin
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71:Hissar
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1339:2022
1307:2021
1275:2018
1243:2017
1211:2016
1197:Year
1169:Dubai
1165:2023
1133:2018
1103:Dubai
1099:2017
1079:2016
1065:Year
1034:2023
1009:2019
986:2017
969:Year
938:2023
918:2018
904:Year
877:2019
867:2018
854:2018
843:Year
648:Dubai
640:Dubai
201:India
106:Sport
100:India
83:Sport
77:India
1589:2019
1581:ESPN
1563:2023
1527:2019
1497:2018
1469:2018
1441:2018
1430:ISSN
1385:Gold
1375:Pune
1365:Gold
1353:Gold
1333:Gold
1321:Gold
1301:Gold
1289:Gold
1269:Gold
1257:Gold
1225:Gold
1147:Gold
932:Gold
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130:F51
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