Lalita Babar
Lalita Babar at the 2016 Olympics
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| Full name | Lalita Shivaji Babar | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 June 1989 Mohi, Satara, Maharashtra, India |
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Sandip Dinkar Bhosale | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 9:19.76 (Rio de Janeiro 2016) NR | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lalita Babar (born 2 June 1989) is an Indian long-distance runner. She was born in a small village in the Satara district, Maharashtra. She predominantly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and is the current Indian national record holder and the reigning Asian Champion in the same event. She is engaged to 2016 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Dr. Sandip Dinkar Bhosale who also happens to be an alumini of prestigious research institutes in veterinary science, Indian Veterinary Research Institute and Central Avain Research Institute.
Babar was named as the Sports Person of the Year in the India Sports Awards 2015 organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India.She was recently honored with prestigious Arjuna Award 2016 at the hands of Hon. President of India for her contribution in the field of athletics. She is currently supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company.
Babar was born on 2 June 1989 in Mohi, a village in Satara district, in the Indian State of Maharashtra into a family of farmers. She was born in an area which was regularly affected by droughts, which adversely affects the agriculture in the area.
Babar started her career in athletics as a long-distance runner at a young age. She won her first Gold medal in the U-20 National Championships at Pune in 2005.
She is currently supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company, a sports management company based in New Delhi.
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