Blade runner Sumit Choudhary did not let an amputation stop him from excelling in running marathons

Hailing from Uttar Pradesh Sumit Choudhary is an Indian para-athlete and the only state first blade runner in the T42 category who has successfully completed about 19 marathons without any support from anyone.

In 2016, Sumit met with a road accident when he was on his way to the gym, which left him with a crushed left leg and other injuries. After hours of struggle in the operation theatre, Sumit came out with one leg amputated due to blood loss and infection. He subsequently spent one month in hospital following the incident.

Further inspiration for Sumit originated from Arunima Sinha (the World’s first female mountaineer who scaled the Mount Everest despite a leg amputation) who motivates him to pursue his dreams.

However, he did not give up on his dreams and running was always in his mind. Sumit did not let the amputation stop him from excelling in running marathons. In 2018 Sumit started running in 3km marathons without any coach or expert and the victory gave Sumit a surge in confidence, and he continued running marathons. It was only the start of an inspiring journey.

He defied the amputation to run marathons and says he recognized it as a challenge. He made up his mind to give his life a brand new purpose and ensure that his “quality of life” was never compromised. Rather than competing with para-athletes, he is competing with regular athletes and to date, he has completed a 10km marathon and that too with borrowed blade.

With a motive to motivate others, he says, “If I could rise above difficulties and become an achiever, so can others”. He has also been invited as a guest speaker at events around Delhi. His immediate goal is to run a 100 marathons.

Due to unaffordability, he borrows a blade that is not of his size as needed for a marathon and is looking to get his own blade. If you would like to support him to get his blade, do let us know in the comments below or send us a message directly to get in touch with him.

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