Ajay Tyagi (born 10 June 1999) is an Indian professional rower who competes in the lightweight double sculls (LM2x) and quadruple sculls (LM4x) events. He is an Asian Rowing Championship gold medalist and serves as a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army.
Early life Tyagi was born in Sara village, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Rakesh Tyagi, is a farmer and his mother's name is Kusum. He has a younger brother named Avnish Tyagi.
Military career Tyagi enlisted in the Indian Army in 2018 and serves in the Bombay Engineer Group (Bombay Sappers). He was selected for rowing training in 2021 at the Army Rowing Node (ARN) in Pune based on anthropometric parameters.
Career
National Tyagi won gold in the Lightweight Double Sculls at the 39th Senior National Rowing Championships in Pune in 2022 alongside partner Arwinder Singh. In 2023, he partnered with Olympian Arjun Lal Jat to win gold at the 40th Senior National Rowing Championships. That same year, he won gold in the LM2x event at the Open Sprint National Championships and represented Maharashtra at the 37th National Games in Goa, where he secured two bronze medals in the Double Sculls and Quadruple Sculls events.
In 2024, Tyagi won gold in the lightweight pair event at the Indoor National Rowing Championships in Moga, Punjab. He continued his domestic success in 2025, winning gold at the National Games of India in Uttarakhand (LM2x) and adding two more gold medals (LM2x and M4x) at the 42nd Senior National Rowing Championships in Bhopal.
International Tyagi made his international debut in 2022 at World Rowing Cup I in Belgrade, Serbia, finishing in 13th place. He later participated in World Rowing Cup II in Poznań, Poland, and served as a reserve member for the 2022 Asian Rowing Championships in Thailand.
In 2023, Tyagi competed with the Indian squad at World Rowing Cup I in Zagreb, Croatia, and World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland.
At the 2025 Australian Rowing Championships in Tasmania, he secured two gold medals and one silver medal. Later that year, at the Asian Rowing Championships in Haiphong, Vietnam, Tyagi won the gold medal in the Lightweight Double Sculls alongside partner Lokeshwar Singh with a time of 6:40.75, and added a silver medal in the Lightweight Quadruple Sculls.
Competitive record Year Competition Venue Event Result 2022 World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, Serbia LM2x 13th 2022 World Rowing Cup II Poznań, Poland LM2x Participation 2022 Asian Rowing Championships Pattaya, Thailand Team Reserve 2022 Senior National Rowing Championships Pune, India LM2x 2023 World Rowing Cup I Zagreb, Croatia LM2x Participation 2023 World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, Switzerland LM2x Participation 2023 Senior National Rowing Championships Pune, India LM2x 2023 Open Sprint National Championships Pune, India LM2x 2023 National Games Goa, India M2x 2023 National Games Goa, India M4x 2024 Indoor National Rowing Championships Moga Lightweight Pair 2025 Senior National Rowing Championships Bhopal, India LM2x 2025 Senior National Rowing Championships Bhopal, India M4x 2025 Australian Rowing Championships Tasmania, Australia LM2x 2025 Australian Rowing Championships Tasmania, Australia LM4x 2025 Australian Rowing Championships Tasmania, Australia M8+ 2025 Asian Rowing Championships Haiphong, Vietnam LM2x 2025 Asian Rowing Championships Haiphong, Vietnam LM4x
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