Prachi Yadav

Prachi Yadav 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 2022 [ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's VL2|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.

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

Year	Event	CATEGORY	Location	Timing	Distance	Place
2025	18th National Paracanoe Championships	KL2 Women	Bhopal	01:03.127	200 Metres
2025	18th National Paracanoe Championships	VL2 Women	Bhopal	01:09.652	200 Metres
2024	17th National Paracanoe Championships	KL2 Women	Bhopal	00:53.283	200 Metres
2024	17th National Paracanoe Championships	VL2 Women	Bhopal	01:02.412	200 Metres
2022	16th National Paracanoe Championships	VL2 Women	Bhopal	01:06.675	200 Metres
2022	16th National Paracanoe Championships	KL2 Women	Bhopal	01:00.838	200 Metres
2022	15th National Paracanoe Championships and Paracanoe Classification	VL2 Women	Bhopal	00:58.121	200 Metres
2022	15th National Paracanoe Championships and Paracanoe Classification	KL2 Women	Bhopal	00:58.14	200 Metres
2021	14th National Paracanoe Championships	VL2 Women	Bhopal	01:03.19	200 Metres
2021	14th National Paracanoe Championships	KL2 Women	Bhopal	01:13.84	200 Metres
2020	National Paracanoe Competition & Paracanoe Classification	VL2 Women	Bhind	01:55.00	200 Metres
2020	National Paracanoe Competition & Paracanoe Classification	KL2 Women	Bhind	01:05.00	200 Metres
2019	29th National Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe Championships	KL2 Women	Delhi	00:57.11	200 Metres
2019	29th National Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe Championships	VL2 Women	Delhi	01:23.03	200 Metres

Awards

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