Hitesh, Varun, Khalil qualifies for Olympics

Hitesh, Varun, Khalil qualifies for London OlympicsUttar Pradesh: Hitesh Sachdeva, Varun Bhati and Khalil Ahmed of Uttar Pradesh qualified for the upcoming London Olympics. Varun got 'A' qualification mark in High Jump with a performance of 1.60m in F42 category and the qualifying mark is also 1.60m. 

Hitesh secured 'B' qualification in Shot Put F11 category with a performance of 9.56m. This is the second time when Hitesh achieved this qualification before this he achieved in trial conducted in Bangalore.

Khalil Ahmed also achieved 'B' standard with a performance of 1.72m in High Jump F-44 category while qualification standard is 1.65m.


On the final day UP got 4 medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver) and total is 10 Medals (7 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)