Harmilan Bains (born 23 July 1998) is an Indian track athlete.[1] She is a double silver medalist in the 800m and 1500m events at the Asian Games.[2] She is a gold medalist at the Asian Indoor Championships.[3] Bains was the national record holder in the 1500m event before K. M. Deeksha broke it.[4]
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| Full name | Harmilan Kaur Bains | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1998 (age 26) Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editBains hails from Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She conpleted her schooling at Doaba Public School, Mahilpur and Saint Soldier School, Hoshiarpur. Her parents are both athletes.[5] Her father Amandeep Bains won a 1500m medal at the South Asian Games and her mother Madhuri Singh, won silver in 800m at the Asian Games.[6] Her mother was also an Arjuna Awardee in 2003.[7]
Career
edit- 2023: Harmilan won the silver medal in the 1500m at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[8][9][5]
- 2023: She won silver medals in both 1500m and 800m at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
- 2021: She clocked 4:05.39 in 1500m at the National Open Championships 2021 in Warangal to set a new National Record erasing Sunita Rani's 2002 record of 4:06.03.[7]
- 2021: She clocked 2:02.57, her personal best in the 800m at the 2021 Nationals in Patiala.
- 2020: Won a gold medal each in the 1500m and 800m at the Khelo India University Games.
- 2016: She won a bronze medal in the 1500m at the Asian Junior Championships at Ho Chi-Minh, Vietnam. She times 4:33.02.
References
edit- ^ "Asian Games: Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains and Jinson Johnson win medals after impressive show in 1500m race". India Today. October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-10-01). "Asian Games: Harmilan Bains wins silver in women's 1500m; Ajay Kumar, Jinson Johnson take silver and bronze in men's 1500m". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: India clinch shooting silver". Hindustan Times. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Rayan, Stan (2024-05-12). "Deeksha breaks 1500m National Record at competition in Los Angeles". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b "Athletics: Sable, Tajinderpal win gold; silver for Sreeshankar, Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains & Jyothi Yarraji". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Asian Games, women's 1500m: 'Chena Toast' sweet from Lucknow awaits Harmilan Kaur Bains as the parents, international athletes themselves, await her return". The Indian Express. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ a b K, Baraneetharan (2023-10-01). "Sportskeeda-supported athlete Harmilan Bains wins Asian Games Silver in 1500m". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Athletics: Harmilan Bains & Ajay Kumar secure silver, Jinson Johnson claims bronze at Asian Games 2023". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Panicker, Amar Sunil (2023-10-01). "Asian Games: Harmilan Bains Secures Silver in the Women's 1500m Race". news18.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.