Assam sprinter Hima Das holds the Indian national record for the 400m with a time of 50.7 seconds. She is the daughter a farmer and was born with natural running ability. Her high school instructor encouraged her to focus on sprinting. For her achievements in sprinting, she was awarded the Arjuna Award by the President India.
PT Usha is a famous indian female runner
PT Usha is one the most successful Indian female athletes. She has won 101 gold medals internationally. She is married and is a mother. Usha is not only a successful athlete, but she is also an inspiration and will set up a sports academy to foster young talent.
Usha began her athletic journey as a 14-year-old junior and was crowned champion at her school by 1974. She went on to win four Gold Medals at the National School Meet, and the National Amateur Meet. She also broke two India-based national records in Nagpur in 1979. After a long and successful running career Usha attended Mercy College in Palghat and Providence College, Calicut. During her time at Providence College, she was influenced by her athletics coach O. M. Nambiar and he gave her the opportunity to participate in sports events.
Priyanka Goswami is a former World No. 1 female tennis player
An ex-World No. 1 women's tennis player, Priyanka Goswami is an avid athlete and loves to watch athletics. Earlier, she was interested in gymnastics and ran the 800m and 1500m, but switched to race walking after consulting a coach. She began to compete in road races, and currently holds the Indian national records in the 10,000m race walking and 20km race-walking events.
Goswami was just a child when she first became interested in athletics. Her fascination with the bags of medal winners inspired her to become a professional athlete. At the Tokyo Olympics, she won her first international medal.
Deepika Kumari used to be the World No. Deepika Kumari was a former World No.
Deepika Kumari is a former World number one women's archer and a member of the Indian archery team. She is one the country's most skilled athletes and has represented India at three Olympics. She reached the semi-finals of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Games in 2016 and the first round at London 2012. She is a dominant force in Indian archery and has won many international medals.
Kumari has been participating in international competitions since she a youngster. She was already ranked #1 in the world when she was fifteen and had already won two Commonwealth Games Gold Medals. In 2016, she set the world record in women's recurve, and also tied the World No. 1 women's archery team. She was a household name within Indian archery because of the success she achieved. The Government of India awarded her the Arjuna and Padma Shri Awards.