Arshad Shaik (Born 2 June 1993) (alternate link, alternate link 2) is an Indian para cyclist from Andhra Pradesh. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. In the Men's road time trial C2, he finished 11th at the Paris Paralympics with a time of 25:20.11 and finished 30th in the men's 1000m time trial C1-3 events. He will also take part in men's time trial C2 and men's road race C1-3.
Life
Shaik is from Nandyal, in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. He met with an auto rickshaw accident in 2004 and his leg was amputated. He is a product of Hyderabad-based Aditya Mehta Foundation. The para athletes from the foundation met the chief minister A. Revanth Reddy and briefed him about the preparations for the Paralympics.
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