Indrajeet Patel

Indrajeet Patel
Personal information
Nationality India
Born (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994
Tilikapura Soram, Allahabad, India
Sport
Country India
Event(s) 3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Half marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

3000 m: 8:14.93(Lille 2011)
5000 m: 14:25.61(Ranchi 2011)

10,000 m: 29:41.76(Chennai 2014)

Indrajeet Patel is an Indian athlete - a 3000 metre, 5000 metre, 10,000 metre and half marathon runner.[1] He first came into limelight after winning the Mumbai Half Marathon held at Mumbai, India in 2014.[2] He is the Indian National Youth Champion in the 3000 metre category,[3] and the National Junior Champion in the 5000 metre category.[4] He is also the winner of the Asian Area Qualification Championship held in Singapore on 22 and 23 May 2010 in the 3000 metre category. He clocked 8:16:26 to beat Japan's Nishiike Kazuto[5]

Profile

Indarjeet Patel hails from Ellahabad He has notched up junior national records in the 5000 metre event. He qualified for the boys' 3000m final at the IAAF World youth athletics championship in Lille, France. He is a promising athlete with the scope to win a medal for India in major International events

Standard Chartered Mumbai half marathon, 2014

Indarjeet Patel came to the forefront when he won the Mumbai Half marathon in 2014. The 20-year-old from Allahabad clocked 01:04:56 to beat Soji Mathew (01: 05: 45), and Man Singh (01: 06:17).[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Patel, Indrajeet. "Profile". IAAF.org. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Patel, Sudha clinch half-marathon honours". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "National Youth Athletics Championships - Athletics Federation of India". Indianathletics.in. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships-2012 - Athletics Federation of India". Indianathletics.in. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ↑ https://www.redsports.sg/2010/05/26/asian-area-qualification-roundup/
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