Here is all you need to know about Indian athlete Harmilan Bains along with her biography who clinches silver medal in women’s 1500m at the 2023 Asian Games
Harmilan Bains of India won silver in the women’s 1500-meter event at the Asian Games on Sunday in Hangzhou, while Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson took home silver and bronze in the men’s 1500-meter race.
Who is athlete Harmilan Bains, biography, age, height, parents, mother, husband, record, hometown state
Harmilan Bains, a 25-year-old Indian athlete from the Punjabi village of Mahilpur, has distinguished herself in the Asian Games by winning a silver medal in the women’s 1500-meter race.
Harmilan Kaur Bains was born on Thursday, 23 April 1998 in Mahilpur in Hoshiarpur District (Punjab) and has a height of 5 feet 5 inches.
Bains finished the race in 4:12.74s, while Saroj and Johnson each managed 3:38.94 and 3:39.74 respectively. Harmilan finished the 1500-meter event in 4 minutes and 12.74 seconds, which was a little slower than her previous personal best of 4:05.39. Here is all you need to know about Harmilan.
Thanks to all for their support, says Harmilan Bains, winner of silver in 1500m.@Adille1 @Media_SAI @HarmilanBains #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/e0Q05inVyS
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) October 1, 2023
Who is Harmilan Bains?
Harmilan Kaur Bains, an Indian athlete from Punjab, was born on April 23, 1998. The 25-year-old was chosen to represent India in the Asian Games athletics.
In the 1500-meter race at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, she took home the silver medal. She holds the 1500-meter Indian record.
At the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, she took home silver medals in the 1500 and 800 metres. She broke Sunita Rani’s 2002 record of 4:06.03 by running the 1500 metres in 4:05.39 in the National Open Championships in Warangal in 2021. The same year, in the 800m at the Nationals in Patiala, she ran a personal best 2:02.57.
At the Khelo India University Games, he took home gold medals in the 1500 and 800 metres. In the 1500-meter race at the Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, she took home a bronze medal.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m & 3000 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 2:03.06 (2023) 1500 m – 4:05.39 (2023) 3000 m – 9:01.30 (2023) |
Harmilan Bains education
Harmilan Bains attended the Saint Soldier School in Hoshiarpur for her education.
Harmilan Bains is not the only athlete in her family
The Harmilan family is full of athletes and she is not the only one in it. At the 2002 Asian Games, her mother Madhuri Saxena took home a silver medal in the 800 metres, and her father Amandeep Bains took home a medal in the 1500 metres at the South Asian Games. Harmilan is married.