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{{short description|Indian Paralympic athlete}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Ekta Bhyan
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| birth_name = Ekta Bhyan
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| country = {{IND}}
| residence = [[Hisar (city)|Hissar]], [[Harayana]] India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Hisar (city)|Hissar]], [[Harayana]] India
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| sport = [[Track & Field]] [[F51 (classification)|F-51]]
| event = [[Club & Discus throw]]
| disability = Quadriplegic Spinal Cord Injury
| disability_class = F-51
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Club & Discus throw]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Para Games}}
{{MedalGold|2018 [[2018 Asian Para Games|Jakarta, Indonesia]]|Club Throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|IPC Grand Prix}}
{{MedalGold|2018 [[Tunisia]]|Club Throw}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 [[Tunisia]]|Discus Throw}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 [[Berlin]]|Club Throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|National Para Athletics Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2018 [[Panchkula]]|Club throw}}
{{MedalGold|2018 [[Panchkula]]|Discus throw}}
{{MedalGold|2017 [[Jaipur]]|Club throw}}
{{MedalGold|2017 [[Jaipur]]|Discus throw}}
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'''Ekta Bhyan''' (born 1985) is a para athlete who represents India in the Women's [[Club throw|club]] and [[discus throw]] events.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/gold-winning-para-athlete-ekta-bhyan-on-life-and-sports/article24431726.ece|title=Gold-winning para-athlete Ekta Bhyan on life and sports|last=Akundi|first=Sweta|date=2018-07-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/from-being-paralysed-waist-down-to-winning-medals-at-world-para-athletics-gp-ekta-bhyan-is-full-of-heart-determination-349354.html|title=From Being Paralysed To Winning Medals at World Para Athletics GP - Ekta Bhyan Is Full of Heart|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en}}</ref> She represented the country in the [[2018 Asian Para Games]] held at [[Jakarta|Jakarta, Indonesia]] and won gold medal in the Club throw event. She qualified for the [[2020 Summer Paralympics|Tokyo 2020 Paralympics]], following her second consecutive appearance in the [[World Para Athletics Championships|World Para Athletics Championship]] ([[2017 World Para Athletics Championships|London 2017]] and [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships|Dubai 2019]]). She has also competed and won medals in several IPC Grand Prix held at [[Berlin]] in 2016, [[Dubai]] in 2017 and [[Tunisia]] in 2018.

Bhyan is the hailing National Champion, having secured gold medal in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 National Para Athletics Championships. She received the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in 2018 and the State Award by Honourable Governor of [[Haryana]] on Women's Day, 2019.

She is also supported by the [[GoSports Foundation]] through the Para Champions Programme.

==Early life==
Bhyan was born in 1985 in [[Hisar (city)|Hissar]], [[Haryana]] to a retired district horticulture officer Baljeet Bhyan. She has two siblings.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Before-Deepa-Ekta-Bhyan-had-made-state-proud/articleshow/54339502.cms|title=Before Deepa, Ekta Bhyan had made state proud |work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indusind.com/content/forsports/programmes/para-champions/ankur-dhama.html|title=Ankur Dhama|website=indusind.com|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

==Education==
Bhyan completed her graduation and post-graduation in English from Hissar. She also, completed her bachelor's degree in education from Hissar and was selected as English PGT in [[Haryana]] Government. In 2011, she cleared the Haryana Civil Services exam and joined as an Assistant Employment officer.<ref name=":2" />

== Career ==
Bhyan took up sports after an accident and was coached by Amit Saroha in club and discus throw.<ref name=":0" /> Her competitive career started with the 2016 IPC Grand Prix held at [[Berlin]] in July, where she bagged silver medal in club throw. She then competed in the 2016 National Para Athletics Championship held at [[Panchkula]] where she won gold medal in club throw and bronze medal in discus throw.

In 2017, she competed for the second time in the National Championship and secured gold medal in both the events. She also competed in the 2017 IPC Grand Prix held at Dubai. She was ranked 4th overall and set a new Asian record in both events. That year, Bhyan also competed in her first [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships|World Para Athletics Championship]] held at [[London|London, UK]] where she was ranked 6th internationally and 1st in Asia, in club throw.

Bhyan, already the reigning national champion, completed her third stint at the National Championship, held in 2018 at Panchkula, bagging gold medal in both events. That year, she had her eyes set on the [[2018 Asian Para Games]] to be held in October at [[Jakarta|Jakarta, Indonesia]] and was in preparation mode throughout the year. She followed up with the 2018 IPC Grand Prix held at Tunisia winning Gold in club throw and Bronze in discus throw.

In October 2018, Bhyan won India's fourth gold at the Asian Para Games by topping the women's club throw event in Kuala Lumpur. She produced her best throw in her fourth attempt, 16.02m, winning the F32/51 event ahead of UAE's Alkaabi Thekra, who threw 15.75m. Bhyan became the second Indian woman to win gold medal at the [[Asian Para Games]] and the very first from her home-state, [[Haryana]].

In 2019 had her second stint at the World Para Athletics Championship and won the Paralympic quota for [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]] in the Women's Para Athletics category during [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships|World Para Athletics Championship, Dubai, 2019]].

Bhyan works as an employment officer with the [[Haryana]] Government.<ref name=":1" /> She was awarded as ESPN's Para Athlete of the year for 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/26386123/espn-india-awards-2018-differently-abled-athlete-year-ekta-bhyan|title='Nothing can stop you' - The remarkable tale of Ekta Bhyan|date=2019-04-05|website=ESPN|language=en|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Award
! Title
|-style="background:#FFFFFF"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
| align="left" | Role Model
|-style="background:#FFFFFF"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | State Award by Honourable Governor of Haryana
| align="left" |
|-style="background:#FFFFFF"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | ESPN Athlete of the Year
| align="left" | Para Athlete
|}

== Achievements ==
===[[Asian Para Games]]===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Event
! Result
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[2018 Asian Para Games|Jakarta, Indonesia]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Gold'''
|}

===[[World Para Athletics Championships]]===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Event
! Total
! Result
|-
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships|London, UK]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| align="left" | 14.63
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''6th Place'''
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships|Dubai, UAE]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| align="left" |
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Won Paralympic quota for [[Tokyo 2020]]'''
|}

===IPC Grand Prix===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Event
! Result
|-
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Berlin]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Silver'''
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 2017
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Dubai]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''4th Place'''†
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="left" | [[Discus throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''4th Place'''†
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 2018
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Tunisia]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Gold'''
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="left" | [[Discus throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Bronze'''
|}
† Set a new Asian record

===National Para Athletics Championships===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Event
! Result
|-
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 2016
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Panchkula]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Gold'''
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="left" | [[Discus throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Bronze'''
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 2017
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Jaipur]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Gold'''
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="left" | [[Discus throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Gold'''
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 2018
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Panchkula]]
| align="left" | [[Club throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Gold'''
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="left" | [[Discus throw]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Gold'''
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Hisar (city)]]
[[Category:Female club throwers]]
[[Category:Indian female discus throwers]]

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