Madhusmita Jena Das is an age 41 years old Odia woman who is currently living in the United Kingdom, know her biography
Madhusmita Jena Das has gone viral after she ran 42.5 kilometers in the UK, Manchester Marathon while wearing a saree.
Who is Odia Madhusmita Jena Das who ran Manchester Marathon wearing a saree: Biography, age, timing, video
41 year old Das from Odisha wore a beautiful red Sambalpuri saree and orange sneakers to complete the run in four hours and fifty minutes. Her achievement was shared on Twitter by multiple users, including ‘Friends of India Soc Intl UK.’
Madhusmita Jena, an Indian living in Manchester, UK, comfortably runs Manchester marathon 2023 in a lovely Sambalpuri Saree
While proudly showcasing her Indian heritage, she also presents an inviting perspective on the quintessential #Indian attire@HCI_London @iglobal_news pic.twitter.com/Thp9gkhWRz— 🇬🇧FISIUK 🇮🇳(Friends of India Soc Intl UK) (@FISI_UK) April 17, 2023
— dp (@iamdipu21) April 18, 2023
Move-over tracksuits, #Sarees are the new running attire! Madhusmita Jena Das just proved it by running the second-largest Manchester #Marathon wearing a stunning combo of traditional Sambalpuri Red saree and modern orange sneakers. Who needs #athleisure when you can be saree… pic.twitter.com/1rSUqUyxq7
— Satnam Singh Sandhu (@satnamsandhuchd) April 18, 2023
Madhusmita Jena Das wore a red iconic Sambalpuri saree with orange sneakers to finish her run in just four hours and fifty minutes. The achievement of this woman was shared on Twitter by several users, including the ‘Friends of India Soc Intl UK.’
A user mentioned in a Tweet “Sambalpur you have a distinct inclusive cultural identity which arises from a strong association of tribal and folk communities, which have been coexisting for centuries. This is a really tough phase let’s keep up some peace and harmony,” attaching pictures of the women running in the marathon.
One user has responded to these tweets by saying, “‘Wow such an amazing picture to see today. This is how we are showing our culture to the whole World, All those who are ready to wear foreign attire please learn from Das.’
While one more person extolled her achievement by saying, “A fantastic winning for an Odia marathoner hailing from UK Madhusmita Jena Das, who have run the Manchester Marathon yesterday on 16th April while “wearing a saree”.
Running a full marathon of over 42.2 km is a very hard task to achieve; running the marathon in a sari makes it even more difficult. But Madhusmita ran the full distance in her red saree and showed her culture.”
A 41-year-Indian-origin woman, Madhusmita Jena Das ran second largest Manchester Marathon 2023 in Sambalpuri Saree. UK-based Odia marathoner ran the full distance of 42.2 km in 4 hours and 50 minutes (1/3)#IndiaNarrative pic.twitter.com/lW7Mmqipkl
— INDIA NARRATIVE (@india_narrative) April 19, 2023
Many users are sharing her pictures and tweeting it while many others are applauding Das for her remarkable performance in the UK while showing her Indian culture.
Before this event, Das had participated in a number of marathons but this was the first time when she wore a saree while running. Das said she often wears a saree in the UK during summer days.