Pragnya Mohan
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National team | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India | 19 October 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pragnya Mohan (born 19 October 1994) is an Indian
In 2015, she was decorated with the
Early career
Mohan was born on 19 October 1994 in
In 2004, Mohan participated in her school's 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
She started cycling in her high school years. In January, 2013, she won the inaugural 50 kilometres (31 mi) cycle race organized by Amdavad Municipal Corporation.[8][9] She has won a total of 127 state championship medals in various disciplines. In December 2013, she won the gold medal in the women's category of 24th Gujarat State Aquathlon qualifying for the 2014 Senior National Triathlon Championship.[10]
Triathlon career
Mohan won the gold medal in the 2014 Senior National Triathlon Championship held at Nashik, Maharashtra.[11] Subsequently, she clinched a silver medal at her maiden international meet - 2014 South Asian Triathlon Championship held at Pokhara, Nepal.[12]
While representing her home state Gujarat, she won a gold medal in the 2015 National Games held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 31 January to 14 February 2015.[13] In August 2015, the Government of Gujarat in light of Mohan's exceptional performance at national and international level, conferred her with its highest state sports award, the Eklavya Award (Senior).[14]
She started the year 2018 by finishing second in the 2018 Senior National Triathlon Championship held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.[15] Thereafter she won the silver medal in the 2018 South Asian Triathlon Championship held at Pokhara, Nepal.[16]
Mohan began the year 2019 with winning the 2019 South Asian Triathlon Championship held at Pokhara, Nepal.
She participated in the 2019 South Asian Games held at Nepal from 1–10 December 2019. Battling stomach cramps, she won the bronze medal in women's triathlon individual category on 2 December 2019.[21] Two days later, she led the opening leg of the Indian triathlon mixed relay team. Her strong performance of being the fastest amongst the female triathletes led the Indian team to a comfortable gold medal.[22]
In January 2022, Mohan won the gold medal at the 2022 National Sea Swimming Competition in the 2,000 metres (1.2 mi) race held at
In April 2022, Mohan defended her title of South Asian champion at the 2022 South Asian Triathlon Championship held at Pokhara, Nepal. This event saw the participation by the largest Indian contingent in an international race with 17 men and 12 women participating.[25]
She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she came 26th in the women's event.[26]
Accidents
Mohan has had five major accidents in her triathlon career, all while cycling on the road. In January 2014, while drafting behind her partner in Ahmedabad, she touched the front riders' rear wheel, fell and got dragged on the road. In March 2015, again in Ahmedabad she was hit by a SUV on the Sardar Patel Ring Road, due to which she got partial amnesia. In December 2017, while Mohan was at a high speed on a steep descent in Melbourne, she tried to dodge a pothole and lost control of the bike, fracturing her thumb. In June 2019, Mohan while cycling in Lleida, Spain lost control of her bike, fell and fractured her wrist bone. In both the latter cases, she underwent surgery.[27] In November 2021, at the National Road Cycling Championship at Kurukshetra, Mohan was well positioned for a podium finish in the Women Elite's 80 kilometres (50 mi) Road Race. However a bunch of 14 riders including her fell just 500 metres before the finish line, causing her a serious ankle injury.[28][23]
Personal life
Mohan, while a student of
Mohan is a public speaker having delivered
She had travelled to Melbourne, Australia in March 2020 to train. She got stuck there due to the COVID-19 lockdowns.[32] Later she decided to stay back as the situation in Melbourne improved and she had access to better training facilities. She returned in September 2021, spending 19 months away from her home in India.[23]
In March 2022, the
Mohan has been selected by the World Triathlon for their mentee program. As a part of it she is trying to popularize her sport in different parts of India particularly through talks at top educational institutes and the use of social media.[34]
References
- ^ Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 238.
- ^ Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 230.
- ^ Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 231.
- ^ a b Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 232.
- ^ Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 233.
- ^ Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 234.
- ^ Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 235.
- ^ a b c "24 વર્ષીય પ્રજ્ઞા મોહન 3 કલાક 6 મિનિટમાં ટ્રાયથ્લોન પૂર્ણ કરી ફરીવાર નેશનલ ચેમ્પિયનશિપ જીતી". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 241.
- ^ "Pragnya's golden shine". The Times of India. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Singh, Shweta (22 January 2014). "City girl Pragnya wins national triathlon". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Singh, Shweta (6 April 2014). "Gujarat girls rule South Asian Triathlon Championship". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat and Services grab triathlon honours". National Games Kerala 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "City's Sports stars felicitated for excellence". Ahmedabad Mirror. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Senior National Triathlon Championship: Pragnya Mohan settles for silver medal". Ahmedabad Mirror. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "City athlete wins silver at South Asian triathlon". The Times of India. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "અમદાવાદની પ્રજ્ઞાએ સાઉથ એશિયન ટ્રાયથ્લોનમાં ગોલ્ડ મેળવ્યો". Sandesh (in Gujarati). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Das, Soumitra (5 May 2019). "This is my best performance at an international event: Pragnya Mohan". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Cernuda, Olalla (14 May 2019). "India makes its debut in the World Cup circuit with Pragnya Mohan". World Triathlon. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "સિટીની ગર્લ ટ્રાયથ્લોનમાં નેશનલ ચેમ્પિયન બની". Sandesh (in Gujarati). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Against All Odds". Ahmedabad Mirror. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "No pain for a golden gain". Ahmedabad Mirror. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Cherian, Sabu (11 January 2022). "Pragnya wins gold in open sea swimming". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "City's Pragnya qualifies for Dushanbe meet". The Times of India. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Pragnya Mohan defends South Asian Champion title at 2022 Asia Triathlon Cup". The Indian Express. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Triathlon - Women's Individual Triathlon Results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 244-248.
- ^ a b Das, Soumitra (17 February 2022). "I will try my level best to qualify for the 2024 Olympics: Pragnya Mohan". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "પ્રજ્ઞા મોહને સાઉથ એશિયન ગેમ્સમાં વિમેન્સમાં બ્રોન્ઝ- મિક્સ્ડ ટીમ ઈવેન્ટમાં ગોલ્ડ જીત્યો". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Sivakumar & Ram 2021, p. 237, 240, 248.
- ^ "TEDx IIM Ahmedabad 2021". TED. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Das, Soumitra (10 July 2020). "Melbourne's reimposed lockdown, can't come back now: Pragnya Mohan". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Das, Soumitra (8 April 2022). "Winning the South Asian Triathlon Championships again is a great feeling: Pragnya Mohan". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Das, Soumitra (2 July 2021). "Staying away from my family for 14 months hasn't been easy: Pragnya Mohan". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
Bibliography
Sivakumar, R; Ram, V Pattabhi (February 2021). Nightingales - 2.0: How Eleven Women showed Grit, Guts and Gumption. D Rangaswamy Academy for Fiscal Research.
External links
- Official Website
- Pragnya Mohan athlete profile at World Triathlon
- Pragnya Mohan on Twitter