Indrajeet Patel (born 15 January 1994) is an Indian

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who competes in distances ranging from

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to the

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. He won the national title in the

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in 2012. He was the

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champion at the 2014 All-India Inter-State Championships and is twice a winner at the Mumbai Half Marathon. He represented India at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Career

Patel hails from

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and was an alumnus at Guru Govind Singh Sports College, Lucknow and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University. He set national under-20 records in the

and competed for India in the

finals at the

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and the

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. He was also the winner of the 3000 m Asian Area Qualification Championship held in Singapore on 22 and 23 May 2010, clocking 8:16:26 to beat Japan's Kazuto Nishiike. He was the Indian National Youth Champion in the 3000 metres in 2011, and the National Junior Champion in the 5000 metres in 2012. He first came into limelight as a senior road runner after winning the Mumbai Half Marathon in 2014.

International competitions

National titles

* Indian Athletics Championships **10,000 m: 2012 * All-India Inter-State Championships **5000 m: 2014

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Indrajeet 1994 births Living people Athletes from Uttar Pradesh Sportspeople from Prayagraj Indian male middle-distance runners Indian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow alumni Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University alumni