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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian discus thrower (born 1975)}}<br />
{{Other people|Anil Kumar}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Anil Kumar<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_name = <br />
| spouse = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|6|20}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bhiwani|Dhigawa Jattan, Haryana]], India<br />
| nickname = <br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[Discus throw]]<br />
| years_active = 1991-present<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| employer = [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]]<br />
| height = {{convert|190|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| pb = 64.37 m<br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Silver| [[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]] | Discus throw}}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]] | Discus throw}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold |[[2000 Asian Athletics Championships|2000 Jakarta]] | Discus throw}}<br />
{{MedalBronze |[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships|2003 Manila]] | Discus throw}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Afro-Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003 Hyderabad]] | Discus throw}}<br />
| updated = 18 May 2022<br />
}}<br />
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'''Anil Kumar''' (born 20 June 1975) is a well renowned Indian male discus thrower with his personal best throw of 64.37 metres attained in July, 2004 in [[Szombathely]], Hungary. He received [[Arjuna Award]] in 2004 for his performances at Asia level.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjuna Awardees|url=https://indianathletics.in/arjuna-awardees/}}</ref> He is also bestowed with the [[Bhim Award]] by State Government of Haryana.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhim Awardees|url=http://haryanasports.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020/22.12.2020/List%20of%20Awardees.pdf}}</ref> He led the Indian athletics contingent for Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series held at [[Colombo]], [[Bangkok]] and [[Manila]] in June 2003.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anil Kumar to lead athletics team|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/may/31gp.htm}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
===International level performances===<br />
Anil Kumar won silver medal in the [[Asian Games]], 1998 held at [[Bangkok]], Thailand. In the [[Asian Championship]] held in 2000 at [[Jakarta]], Indonesia, he bagged a gold medal. He also won bronze medal in the 2002 Asian Games held at [[Busan]], South Korea. In the following year, he won bronze medal in the Asian Championship held at [[Manila]], Philippines and secured Gold in the [[Afro-Asian Games]] held in Hyderabad, India. Anil Kumar participated in the [[Summer Olympic Games]] in 2004 after achieving 'A' standard qualification. He was declared best athlete of 'Asli Kozar Memorial Meet' held in [[Varaždin]], Croatia in July 2004 in the run-up for the Athens Olympics where he hurled the discus to a distance of 63.88 metres.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian athletics contingent to Athens|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/indian-send-team-of-19-to-athens}}</ref> Apart from winning several international competitions in Europe, Anil Kumar also won 3 Silver and 1 Bronze medal in Asian Grand Prix Series held in Hyderabad, Colombo, Bangkok and Manila in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anil Kumar to lead athletics team|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/may/31gp.htm}}</ref><br />
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===Performance during 2004 Athens Olympics===<br />
Anil Kumar came up with two foul throws in the qualification round before being stretchered off following a muscle injury. The national record holder and medal winner at the last two Asian Games, who had a 64.37m effort in Hungary barely two weeks before the start of the Olympics and on whose training the government spent close to INR 16 lakhs, did not attempt a third try as that could have aggravated the injury. According to Lalit Bhanot, secretary of the Athletics Federation of India, "Anil pulled a muscle in the left abductor during his first throw and then tried a second, which was also foul. He then decided to skip the third to avoid aggravating the injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian floppers at Athens|url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-floppers-at-athens_175096.html}}</ref><br />
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===National level performances===<br />
Only 2 Indians, Anil Kumar and [[Vikas Gowda]] have crossed the 62 metres mark in discus throw so far.<ref>{{cite news |title=National record for discus throw|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/discus-thrower-kirpal-singh-ends-6-year-wait-to-breach-60m-barrier/articleshow/90669047.cms}}</ref> All time 10 best performances of Anil Kumar are above the 61 metres mark. He has the distinction of throwing the discus to above the 62 metres mark in 5 competitions, 60 metres and above in 17 competitions, 57 metres and above in 44 and above the 55 metres mark in 50 competitions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anil Kumar profile by World Athletics|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/india/anil-kumar-14198018}}</ref> Anil Kumar's 22 year old meet record (59.55 metres) of National Federation Cup was broken by Kripal Singh on 5 April 2022, with a distance of 61.86 metres<ref>{{cite news |title=News NCR discuss throw |url=https://www.newsncr.com/sports/senior-athletics-championship-29-year-old-athlete-did-wonders-broke-22-year-old-discus-throw-record-in-a-pinch/}}</ref> On 29 September 2003, Anil Kumar created a new meet record at the 43rd [[Indian National Open Athletics Championships]] held in Bangalore with a creditable 60.07 metres at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. The previous record of 57.70 mark was held by [[Shakti Singh (athlete)]].<ref>{{cite news |title=ONAC discus throw record|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030930/sports.htm#6}}</ref> The record of Open National Athletic Championships still stands in the name of Anil Kumar till date (as of 7 September 2021).<ref>{{cite news |title=ONAC record |url=https://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ONACrec_07SEP2021.pdf}}</ref><br />
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===National record for discus throw===<br />
Anil created new national record with a distance of 64.37 metres in 2004 in Szombathely, Hungary surpassing Vikas Gowda's record of 64.35 metres.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian athletics contingent to Athens | url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/indian-send-team-of-19-to-athens}}</ref> Prior to that, the national record of 61.72 metres was held by Shakti Singh since 1994. Vikas reclaimed the record in 2005 by achieving 64.69 meters mark in Charlotte, USA.<ref>{{cite news |title= National record for discus throw|url=https://www.run123.one/rec/IND/IND-M.html}}</ref> The current national record of 66.28 meters was also set by Vikas Gowda at the Old Style Discus Challenge in the United States in 2012.<br />
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== Doping allegations ==<br />
In 2007 Kumar was found guilty of [[norandrosterone]] doping. The sample was delivered in an in-competition test at the [[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics|2005 Asian Championships]] in [[Incheon]]. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2005 to September 2007, meaning that his suspension was already over when announced. Additionally he was disqualified from the competition where he originally had won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doping Rule Violation |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=1073741824/newsId=41648.html |work=IAAF.org |date=2007-09-14 |access-date=2007-10-26 }}</ref><br />
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==International competitions==<br />
{| {{AchievementTable}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="5"|Representing {{IND}}<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]<br />
|bgcolor="silver" | second<br />
|<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games] - GBR Athletics</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2000<br />
|[[2000 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]<br />
|[[Djakarta]], [[Indonesia]]<br />
|bgcolor="gold" | first<br />
|<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm Asian Championships] - GBR Athletics</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2002<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Busan, South Korea]]<br />
|bgcolor="cc9966" | third<br />
|59.81 m<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|2003<br />
|[[2003 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]<br />
|[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]<br />
|bgcolor="cc9966" | third<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Hyderabad, India]]<br />
|bgcolor=gold |1st<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]<br />
|[[Athens, Greece]]<br />
|—<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|NM]]<br />
|-<br />
|2005<br />
|[[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]<br />
|[[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]<br />
|bgcolor="lightgreen" | DSQ<br />
|see above<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Doping cases in athletics]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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