FULL NAME: Prafulla Kumar Khandayatray
GENDER: Male
BORN: 20 March 1982 (Source: Paralympic Committee of India)
FAMILY: Father (Pratap Kishore Khandayatray), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Ranihat High School, Cuttack and Biju Patnaik College, Ashrampatna, Jagatsinghpur
PROFESSION: Self-employed
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Senior players such as Rakhal Kumar Sethy and V Ramesh Rao
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Odisha Men, India Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN WHEELCHAIR FENCING:

NATIONAL:
*     Won 2 Gold and 1 Silver medals in the 16th Wheelchair Fencing National Championship, held at KPR Institute of Engineering & Technology in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 20-24 March 2024.
*     Won 1 Gold and 2 Silver medals in the 15th National Wheelchair Fencing Championship, held at Karan Stadium in Karnal, Haryana from 24-27 March 2023.
*     Won 2 Gold and 2 Silver medals in the 13th National Wheelchair Fencing Championship, held in Karnal, Haryana on 27 and 28 March, 2021.
*     Won 1 Gold medal in mens epee team event and 1 Silver medal in Category-B foil event of the 12th National Wheelchair Fencing Championship, held at JN Indoor Stadium, Chennai from 26-28 July, 2019.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN PARA-ATHLETICS:

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Made a successful international debut by winning the mens shot put Bronze medal in the 5th Indian Open Para Athletics International Championship at Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru on 5 May 2023.

NATIONAL:
*     Represented Odisha in the 21st National Para Athletics Championship, held at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune from 18 to 20 March 2023.
*     Won one Silver medal in men wheelchair F-54 jevelin event of the 4th Indian Open National Para Athletics Championship at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on 19 August 2022.
*     Finished fourth in men F-53 shot put and 4th in javelin events of the 20th National Para Athletics Championship, held at Kalinga Stadium and KIIT University in Bhubaneswar from 28-31 March 2022.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 1 August 2019
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 26 March 2024