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Hima Das, an Assam Sprinter holds the Indian National Record for the 400m. Her time was 50.7 seconds. She is the daughter a farmer and was born with natural running ability. She was encouraged to focus her efforts on sprinting by her high school instructor. She was awarded the Arjuna award by the President of India in 2018 for her accomplishments in sprinting.

PT Usha is a popular indian female runner

PT Usha has been a successful female athlete in India. She has won 101 international gold medals. She is married, and she is a mom. Usha is an inspiration figure. She plans to open a sport academy in her hometown to encourage young athletic talent.

Usha started her athletic career at 14 as a junior. She was also a champion at her high school in 1974. She was later awarded four gold medals at Quilon's National School Meet. She also broke two national records in Nagpur, India, in 1979. After a long and successful running career Usha attended Mercy College in Palghat and Providence College, Calicut. O. M. Nambiar her athletics coach encouraged her at Providence College. He gave her the opportunity for participation in sports events.

Priyanka Goswami is a former World No. 1 women's player in tennis

Former World No. Priyanka Goswami, a former World No. 1 women's tennis player is an avid athlete who 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. After completing her training, she began competing in road races. She is the current Indian national record holder for the 10,000m and 20km distances.


Goswami started her athletic journey as a young child. She was fascinated by the medal winners' bags, which inspired her to pursue a career in sports. She won her first medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Deepika Kumari was a former World No. Deepika Kumari, a former World Number.

Deepika Kumari was a former World number 1 women's archer. She is also a member of India's archery team. She is one of India’s top athletes, and has represented India three times at the 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 within Indian archery and has won many awards.

Kumari has participated in international competitions as a teenager. At fifteen, she was already ranked number one in the world and had won two gold medals in the Commonwealth Games. In 2016, she broke the world record and tied for the World No. She is currently the number 1 female archery team. She became a household name in Indian archery due to her success. She was presented with the Padma Shri award and Arjuna Award by the Government of India.


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