Kiran Pahal
Kiran Pahal (born: 5 August 2000) is an Indian athlete from Gumad village in Sonipat district of Haryana. She specialises in 400 metres run. She is the second athlete from India to go sub-51sec in 2024.[1] She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in 400m.[2]
Early life
Pahal is from Sonipat, Haryana. She has no sponsors and trains on her own in Haryana under her coach Akaash Chikara. After her father passed away, she has been having differences with her mother and siblings and trains on her own. Senior athlete Hima Das has been a great support, she said.[3]
Career
Kiran Pahal is a three time National champion. In June 2022, she won the 400m individual event at the inter state championship at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai clocking 52.57. She was part of the 4 × 400 m relay teams that won the National title in October 2019 at Ranchi and June 2021 at Patiala. She also takes part in 100m and 200m but has been focussing on 400m. She is ranked 139 in world rankings in 400m.[4]
She clocked 50.02s in 400m in the semifinals at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships at Panchkula on 27 June 2024 to qualify for Olympics. The qualifying mark for Olympics was 50.95s. The Indian female athlete to take part in the 400m at Olympics was Nirmal Sheoran at Rio Olympics in 2016.[5]
200 मीटर दौड़
ओलंपिक के लिए क्वालीफाई कर चुकी हरियाणा की किरण पहल ने महिलाओं की 200 मीटर दौड़ में 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 (23.33 सेकंड) का समय लेकर समर एथलेटिक्स प्रतियोगिता वारसॉ 🇵🇱 में गोल्ड मेडल🥇जीता और विजेता बनीं, जबकि ज्योति याराजी ने सिल्वर मेडल जीता.[6]
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References
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- ↑ "Kiran Pahal qualifies for Paris Olympics, becomes 2nd fastest Indian women's 400m runner". India Today. 2024-06-27.
- ↑ Ganesan, Uthra (2024-06-27). "Paris 2024: Kiran Pahal qualifies for women's 400m in Olympics from National Inter-state Championships". Sportstar.
- ↑ "Fight with family, financial struggles and injuries: Quartermiler Kiran Pahal overcomes hurdles to qualify for Paris Olympics". The Indian Express. 2024-06-27.
- ↑ "Pahal KIRAN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "Kiran Pahal secures surprise Olympic berth; injury ends Eldhose Paul's dream". Onmanorama.
- ↑ Facebook Post of Nitin Sehrawat, 25.07.2024]