# Prachi Yadav

Prachi Yadav (29 May 1995, Gwalior) is an Indian Paracanoe Athlete who participated in 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Yadav won the bronze medal in the 2022 Paralympic World Cup.
In the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Yadav made it to the top 10 in 1:11.15 minutes while staying inside the Women's VL2, Earlier Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's VL2 – Women's VL2 recorded its place in 11.098 minutes and reached the finals in 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's VL2, winning in 16:35 minutes.

## About

Yadav was born on 29 May 1995 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Her father Jagdish Singh Yadav was a retired Deputy Director in Agriculture Department and her Mother Chandra Kumari Yadav died of cancer in 2003. She is married to Manish Kaurav, who is a Para Canoeist. She has also participated in Para Swimming nationals.

## Career

She started her Para Canoe career in 2018 switching from Para swimming on the recommendation of her coach Virender Kumar Dabas. She trains at Lower Lake in Bhopal, India. She reached the finals with her outstanding performance in the Women's Va'a Single 200m canoe sprint and finished 8th with a timing of 1:07.329. She is part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).

## 2020 Summer Paralympics

Yadav becomes First-ever Indian Paracanoe Athlete To Qualify For Paracanoe at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympics Games at Tokyo, Japan

## 2024 Summer Paralympics

Yadav qualified for the final and finished eighth in the Women's VL2 200m sprint event with a time of 1:08.55. Earlier, she clocked 1:05.66 to qualify third in the semifinals.

## Tournaments record

International Competition Results :
| Year | Event | Category | Location | Timing | Distance | Place |
| 2024 | ACC Paracanoe Asian Championships | VL2 Women | Tokyo Japan | 01:04.063 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2024 | ACC Paracanoe Asian Championships | KL2 Women | Tokyo Japan | 00:58.330 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2023 | 4th Asian Para Games | KL2 Women | Hangzhou China | 00:54.962 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2023 | 4th Asian Para Games | VL2 Women | Hangzhou China | 01:03.147 | 200 Metres | Silver |
| 2023 | 3rd Asian Paracanoe Championship | VL2 Women | Samarkand Uzbekistan | 01:11.259 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2023 | 3rd Asian Paracanoe Championship | KL2 Women | Samarkand Uzbekistan | 01:00.725 | 200 Metres | Silver |
| 2023 | 3rd Asian Paracanoe Championship | KL2 Women | Samarkand Uzbekistan | 02:38.441 | 500 Metres | Gold |
| 2023 | 3rd Asian Paracanoe Championship | VL2 Women | Samarkand Uzbekistan | 02:55.482 | 500 Metres | Gold |
| 2022 | ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Cup | VL2 Women | Poznan Poland | 01:04.71 | 200 Metres | Bronze |
| 2022 | Asian Canoe Para Qualifiers For Asian Para Games | VL2 Women | Rayong Thailand | 01:07.200 | 200 Metres | Gold |
National Competition Results :
| Year | Event | CATEGORY | Location | Timing | Distance | Place |
| 2024 | 17th National Paracanoe Championships | KL2 Women | Bhopal | 00:53.283 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2024 | 17th National Paracanoe Championships | VL2 Women | Bhopal | 01:02.412 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2022 | 16th National Paracanoe Championships | VL2 Women | Bhopal | 01:06.675 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2022 | 16th National Paracanoe Championships | KL2 Women | Bhopal | 01:00.838 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2022 | 15th National Paracanoe Championships and Paracanoe Classification | VL2 Women | Bhopal | 00:58.121 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2022 | 15th National Paracanoe Championships and Paracanoe Classification | KL2 Women | Bhopal | 00:58.14 | 200 Metres | Silver |
| 2021 | 14th National Paracanoe Championships | VL2 Women | Bhopal | 01:03.19 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2021 | 14th National Paracanoe Championships | KL2 Women | Bhopal | 01:13.84 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2020 | National Paracanoe Competition & Paracanoe Classification | VL2 Women | Bhind | 01:55.00 | 200 Metres | Silver |
| 2020 | National Paracanoe Competition & Paracanoe Classification | KL2 Women | Bhind | 01:05.00 | 200 Metres | Silver |
| 2019 | 29th National Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe Championships | KL2 Women | Delhi | 00:57.11 | 200 Metres | Gold |
| 2019 | 29th National Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe Championships | VL2 Women | Delhi | 01:23.03 | 200 Metres | Silver |

## Awards

* 2020: Vikram Award by Government of Madhya Pradesh on National Sports Day.
* 2023: Arjuna Award