Parul Chaudhary
Parul Chaudhary Jhajj (born 15 April 1995) is an Indian athlete who specializes in 5000 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase. She is the first Indian runner to clock a sub-9 minute time in the women's 3000m. Early life 
Parul chaudhary hails from a Jat family of Jhajj gotra in Ikaluta village near Meerut. She is one of four children of Kishanlal Chaudhary and Rajesh Devi. Parul ran barefoot as a teenager and competed in 800 metres in her school starting 2011. She switched to 1500 m and 3000 m, before taking to 5000 m and competed professionally in the latter event. It helped her land a job with the Western Railway in 2015 when she moved to Mumbai. Career 
In July 2023, Chaudhary won a gold in women's 3000m steeplechase in the Asian Athletics Championships held at Bangkok. In August, at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, she registered a personal best time and national record in 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:15.31, in the process, qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the Hangzhou Asian Games in October 2023, she claimed gold in the 5000 m event and silver in 3000 m steeplechase. See also
 Athletics in India

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1995 births
Living people
Indian female long-distance runners
Indian female steeplechase runners
Sportspeople from Meerut
Athletes from Uttar Pradesh
Sportswomen from Uttar Pradesh
Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for India
Asian Games silver medalists for India
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
World Athletics Championships athletes for India
Asian Athletics Championships winners
South Asian Games silver medalists for India
South Asian Games medalists in athletics