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'''Karamjyoti Dalal''' (born 30 November 1987) is an Indian para-athlete from Haryana. She competes in discus throw F55 category. She qualified to represent [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] and [[2024 Summer Paralympics]].

== Early life and education ==
Dalal is from [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]]. She studied at [[Maharishi Dayanand University]], [[Rohtak]]. She represented Haryana in judo and [[kabaddi]] at the national level<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=7 Indian Female Para Athletes Who Shone At Asian Para Games 2023 |url=https://www.womenentrepreneursreview.com/viewpoint/art-and-culture/7-indian-female-para-athletes-who-shone-at-asian-para-games-2023-nwid-4256.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> before her accident in 2008 where she fell from the terrace which affected her motor sensation. She is a [[discus throw]]er and a coach. She is employed as a coach at the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana. She learned of Para Athletics through her aunt.<ref name=will>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/karamjyoti-dalal-become-first-indian-woman-win-paralympic-gold|title=Will Karamjyoti Dalal become the first Indian woman to win Paralympic gold?|date=2015-11-04|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2014, she made her international debut at the Incheon Asian Games where she finished fourth.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="will" />

At the [[2015 World Para Athletics Championships]], she placed 4th in the Discus Throw.

She had to compete for her spot at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]], after winning the spot for [[India]] following her success at the World Championships, [[Deepa Malik]] was selected to compete instead, even though her chosen event was [[Shot put]]. After this was taken to court, both competed in the [[Paralympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-13 |title=Deepa Malik to represent India at Rio Paralympics after court decides not to interfere with selection |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/deepa-malik-rio-paralympics-india-high-court-334955-2016-08-12 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Unfortunately, she was unable to have a valid throw.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-23 |title=Karam Jyoti Dalal leaves Rio Paralympics heartbreak behind |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/karam-jyoti-dalal-leaves-rio-heartbreak-behind-wins-bronze-medal-in-discus-throw-at-world-para-athletics-championships-london-4762947/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Dalal won a bronze medal in the Discus throw at the [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-29 |title=Karamjyoti Dalal secures World Championships bronze in a show of mental strength |url=http://www.zevenworld.com/more-sports/news/1864-karamjyoti-dalal-secures-world-championships-bronze-in-a-show-of-mental-strength |access-date=2019-10-19 |website=Zeven |archive-date=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019094452/http://www.zevenworld.com/more-sports/news/1864-karamjyoti-dalal-secures-world-championships-bronze-in-a-show-of-mental-strength |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also placed 8th in the shot put. Earlier in March 2017, she won a gold medal at Fazaa International IPC Athletics Grand Prix at [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-22 |title=Karamjyoti Dalal wins bronze at World Para Athletics Championships |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/karamjyoti-dalal-wins-bronze-at-world-para-athletics-championships/articleshow/59708976.cms |access-date=2024-08-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

At the [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships]], she placed 6th in the discus throw.

She also won a bronze at the World Para Athletic Championships in London in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Karamjyoti Dalal recovers from poor show in Rio to win bronze in World Para Athletics Championships |url=https://scroll.in/field/844684/karamjyoti-dalal-recovers-from-poor-show-in-rio-to-win-bronze-in-world-para-athletics-championships |access-date=2019-10-19 |website=Scroll.in |date=22 July 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> She won a silver at the [[2022 Asian Para Games]] held in 2023 at [[Hangzhou, China]].

At the [[2023 World Para Athletics Championships]] she placed 9th in the Discus throw.

Dalal qualified for the discus throw at the [[2024 Summer Paralympics]] alongside teammate [[Sakshi Kasana]]. She placed 9th with a season’s best of 20.22 metres<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Paris Paralympics: Disappointment for India in discus final as Karamjyoti and Sakshi miss out |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/news/disappointment-for-india-in-discus-final-as-karamjyoti-and-sakshi-miss-out-eee505b4 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=English.Mathrubhumi}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian women discus throwers]]
[[Category:Indian athletics coaches]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Athletes from Haryana]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Haryana]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Rohtak]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Paralympic athletes for India]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]

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