Lalita Babar

January 4, 2024
Athletics Competitor

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Lalita Babar
Full Name Lalita Babar
Occupation Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth Jun 2, 1989(1989-06-02)
Age 35
Birthplace Maharashtra
Country India
Horoscope Gemini

Lalita Babar Biography

Name Lalita Babar
Birthday Jun 2
Birth Year 1989
Place Of Birth Maharashtra
Birth Country India
Birth Sign Gemini
Parents Nirmala Babar, Shivaji Babar
Spouse Sandeep Bhosale

Lalita Babar is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on June 2, 1989 in Maharashtra, India. 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.

India Sports Awards (2015), by FICCI and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

At the 2015 Asian Championships, Babar won the gold medal clocking 9:34.13 and broke her own personal record, the Indian national record and the games record. In the process, she qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also qualified for 2016 Summer Olympic in Marathon with her personal best of 2:38:21 at Mumbai Marathon 2015. She went on to break the record again at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing with a time of 9:27.86 in her qualifying heat. Being the first Indian woman to qualify for the steeplechase final, she placed eighth in the final.

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 by the President of India for her contribution in the field of athletics. She is currently supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company.

In 2014, she became the hat-trick winner of the Mumbai Marathon. Determined to win a medal in multi-discipline events like the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, she switched to 3000 metres steeplechase in January 2014, following her win at the marathon. At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, she won the bronze medal clocking 9:35.37 in the final. In the process, she broke the national record held by Sudha Singh.

Lalita Babar Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Athletics Competitor
House Living in own house.

Lalita Babar is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lalita Babar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

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.

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.

Sports Person of the Year Awards (2015), FICCI and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Weight 110  lbs

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Who is Lalita Babar Dating?

According to our records, Lalita Babar married to Sandeep Bhosale. As of December 1, 2023, Lalita Babar’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Lalita Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Lalita Babar celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year.

Which sport did Lalita Babar represent?

Lalita began her career as a long-distance runner. She became the hat- trick winner of the Mumbai Marathon in the year 2014. Soon, she started participating in 3000 metres steeplechase events. Her breakthrough came immediately at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Who won the first medal for India?

First individual medal: Helsinki 1952 KD Jadhav. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav created history, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal (bronze) in an individual sport at the Helsinki Olympics. The 27-year-old had initially found himself being overlooked in the squad for the 1952 Olympics.

Which player is known as Mandeshi Express?

Fondly called the ‘Mandeshi Express’, Lalita set a new national record at 9 minutes, 19.76 seconds while qualifying for the finals. She also became the first runner to reach any Olympics track final since the legendary P T Usha missed a podium finish by a whisker in the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Who was the first Indian woman to qualify for 3000m steeplechase final?

Sudha Singh focussed on qualifying for Olympics in 3000m steeplechase | Tokyo Olympics News – Times of India.

Who is the runner of India?

Personal information
Occupation| Havildar (Indian Army)
Sport
Sport| Track and field
Event(s)| Marathon

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