Dilip Mahadu Gavit education and career: From a farmer's son to India's first male Commonwealth para athletics champion
Dilip Mahadu Gavit set a new Commonwealth Games record of 10.71 seconds in the 100m sprint at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow on July 29, 2026.
He became the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in para athletics.
Gavit lost his right arm below the elbow after a childhood injury and amputation due to gangrene.
His coach Vaijanath Kale first noticed him at an interschool meet and supported his training and expenses.
Gavit won bronze at the 2019 Khelo India Youth Games in Pune, his first major competition.
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