Shams Aalam
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Full name | Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh | |||||
Born | Rathaus, Madhubani district, Bihar, India | 17 July 1986|||||
Website | www | |||||
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Country | India | |||||
Sport | Para Swimming | |||||
Medal record
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Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh (born 17 July 1986) is an Indian Para swimmer. He is currently ranked number 1 by the World Para Swimming (WPS) in men's 100 m butterfly (S5 category) and men's 50 m breastroke (SB4 category) as on 2 February 2024.[1]
Early life and education
Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh was born in Rathaus Village,
Swim career
Aalam won four gold medals at the Indian Open Para Swimming Championship in 2018, and a bronze medal at the 2016 Can-Am Para Swimming Championships held in
Athletic career
Aalam was interested in karate and participated in state and national karate events before 2010. After his surgery, he started to train as a swimmer.[8] He won a total of 15 medals at the 12th to 17th Indian National Para Swimming Championship, and was selected for the Indian contingent for the 2018 Asian Para Games to participate at the S5 category for 50M and 100M Butterfly and Freestyle and various other categories.[9] Aalam won Bronze at the 2016 Can-Am Para Swimming Championships held in Gatineau, Quebec in the men's 100m Breaststroke SB4 category. [citation needed]
In the 20th National Para-Swimming Championship, Shams won gold medals in 50m butterfly and 150m medley categories along with one silver in 100m freestyle.[10][11]
Awards
Aalam Shaikh was awarded best emerging leader in disability sports and sports diplomacy by the U.S. Department of state global sports mentoring program 2018.[12][13] His interview with Kiran Rai for the 300 most influential people in Asia 2020 was published by The New York Press News Agency.[14][15] He was awarded the role model state award for the empowerment of Persons with Disabilities by the Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar [16] on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020. He also got the best international athlete of the year 2020 by Bihar Para Sports Association. [citation needed]
Records
On 8 April 2017, he swam 8 km in 4 hours at
See also
References
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Mohammed holds record in swimming after defeating cancer". Malayalam Samayam. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Breaking swimming records against all odds". The Navhind Times. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "2016 Can-Am Para Swimming Championships Results" (PDF).
- ^ Haji, Irfan (20 September 2018). "Aalam relieved after getting Para Asian Games ticket". The Asian Age. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Para swimmer bags national award for diving into accessibility". Times of India.
- ^ Nath, Damini (6 December 2021). "National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2020". THE HINDU.
- ^ Batt, Priyanka (25 August 2018). "Despite Winning Medals For India, This Disabled Mumbai Swimmer's Life Is Still Very Challenging". India Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Gupta, Kriti (30 September 2018). "Defying All Odds, Swimmer Shams Alam Shaikh To Participate In Asian Para Games In Indonesia". India Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "The Indian para-swimmer overcame tough training stint to win two gold medals at the 20th National Para-Swimming Championship". olympics.com.
- ^ "Paraplegia Couldn't Stop Bihar Athlete From Winning 50 Medals & World Record for India". The Better India.
- ^ "INDIAN SWIMMER AND PARA SPORTS LEADER ADVOCATES FOR INCLUSION". globalsportsmentoring.org. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Para athlete Shams selected for the mentorship programme". Times of India.
- ^ "Paraplegia struck Shams Aalam at a young age, but he leaves audience awestruck with his accolades". sociostory.org.
- ^ "Shams Aalam: A paraplegic swimmer who overcame all odds". cityspidey.com.
- ^ "Government of Bihar".
- ^ Gupta, Sharmila (9 April 2017). "Paralyzed Bandra Man Swims Across 8 Kms In 4 Hours & Proves Anything Is Possible". Mens XP. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ shaikh, mohammad shams. "para swimmer". U.S. global sports mentoring program. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Longest Open-Sea Swim by a Paraplegic: world record set by Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh". World Record Academy.
- ^ "Paraplegic's 8km swim makes it to World Records Academy". Times of India.