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Niranjan Mukundan continues Gold Hunt in Paralympic

Niranjan Mukundan continues to surge ahead with medal hunt at international events and this time around he has bagged four Gold and two Silver medals at the recently concluded Para Swimming World Series 2023, held in Berlin.

Niranjan Mukundan


B Qualification time for Paris Paralympics 2024: Thanks to such accomplishments, he has succeeded in the “B” Qualification time for Paris Paralympics 2024. He is currently in Germany taking part in the World Series 2023.


6 Golds and one bronze: Niranjan Mukundan recently also took part in the Norwegian swimming championships in April bagging six Golds and one Bronze medal. He created a new Asian record in 1500 meters freestyle events. He was also titled as the Best Swimmer in the Para category.


Major Competitions: Niranjan Mukundan, currently in Germany informs-“Para Swimming World Series is one of the major competitions in the World Series. About 51 countries from across the world have represented at the most sought-after international tourney. This event, in fact, is also a qualifying event for other bigger international meets like Asian Games and World Championships”.


Next major events on the way: As he has already become eligible for the subsequent international meets, he is set to take part in much bigger events like the Asian Games and World Championships slated in the latter part of this year.

-Manohar Yadavatti



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