Ekta Bhyan

Ekta Bhyan (born 7 June 1985) is an Indian para club thrower who competes in the F51 event. She is a former World and Asian Para Games champion, having won gold in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2024 World Championships and the 2018 Asian Para Games. She has also represented India at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, where she finished sixth in the same event.

Early life Bhyan was born in 1985 in Hissar, Haryana. In 2003, Ekta met with a road accident damaging her spinal cord. In 2015, she started playing as a way to get fitness back. She met athlete Amit Saroha, who inspired her to become a para-athlete like him. She started her training in discus throw events. She went through two operations and a lot of hard work for her rehabilitation which made her confident.

Education Bhyan completed her graduation and post-graduation in English from Hisar. She also, completed her bachelor's degree in education from Hisar and was selected as English PGT in Haryana Government. In 2011, she cleared the Haryana Civil Services Examination and is now working as an Employment Officer. At the 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 the discus throw event.

She is also supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme and Welspun Corp through their Welspun Super Sport Women Program.

Awards

Achievements Asian Para Games Year Venue Event Result 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia Club throw Gold 2023 Hangzhou, China Bronze

World Para Athletics Championships

IPC Grand Prix Year Venue Event Result 2016 Berlin Club throw Silver 2017 Dubai Club throw 4th Place† Discus throw 4th Place† 2018 Tunisia Club throw Gold Discus throw Bronze 2023 Dubai Club throw Bronze † Set a new Asian record

National Para Athletics Championships Year Venue Event Result 2016 Panchkula Club throw Gold Discus throw Bronze 2017 Jaipur Club throw Gold Discus throw Gold 2018 Panchkula Club throw Gold Discus throw Gold 2021 Bengaluru Club throw Gold Discus throw Gold 2022 Bhubaneswar Club throw Gold Discus throw Gold 2023 Pune Club throw Gold Discus throw Bronze