Dilip Mahadu Gavit (born 21 April 2003) is an Indian para-athlete competing in the T47 classification. He has the gold medal in the 400 m T47 race in the 2022 Asian Para Games and the 100 m T47 race in the 2026 Commonwealth Games. He also represented 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Early life Dilip Gavit was born on 21 April 2003, in Nashik in Maharashtra. When he was five years old, a fall from a tree resulted in an injury that led to his right arm being amputated from below the elbow. He did his schooling at Surgana, and is coached by Vaijanath Kale.
Career In the 2019 Khelo India Youth Games at Pune, Gavit was part of the Maharashtra team that won the bronze in the men's relay. He won the gold medal in the men's 400 m T47 race at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. In July 2023, he represented India at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships where he earned a quota place for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. In July 2026, he won the gold medal in the 100 m T47 race in the 2026 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, while setting a new Commonwealth Games record. With compatriot Mohammed Basil, winning the silver medal, the result gave India a one-two finish in the event, and the first such instance at the para-athletics events in the Commonwealth Games.
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