Ranjesh Prakash, born in
1988 or 1989 in Vatulaulau, Ba, Fiji
, is a Fiji
Islands athlete. He
competes in sprinting for athletes with visual impairements (in the
T13 category for partial blindness).
Prakash
initially studied at the DAV College in Nabua, and is currently studying at the Suva Blind School in Suva
.
In the
FESPIC Games of 2006 in Kuala Lumpur
, he won bronze in the 200 metre event.
He also
won a bronze medal at the Arafura
Games in Darwin
, in 2007.
Prakash was Fiji's flagbearer and
sole representative at
the
2008 Summer Paralympics
in
Beijing, where he competed in the 100
metre sprint and finished in 23rd place out of 25 runners. It was
his first participation in the
Paralympic Games.
He also aims to
compete at the 2010 Commonwealth
Games in Delhi
.
His personal bests are 11.9 second in the 100 metres and 25 seconds
in the 200 metres.
References
- "I'll do it for Fiji", Fiji Times, August 29,
2008
- "Fiji's final medal hope", Fiji TV, August 28,
2008
- "I'll do it for Fiji", Fiji Times, August 29,
2008
- "I'll do it for Fiji", Fiji Times, August 29,
2008
- "I'll do it for Fiji", Fiji Times, August 29,
2008
- "Fiji's final medal hope", Fiji TV, August 28,
2008
- "I'll do it for Fiji", Fiji Times, August 29,
2008