Abha Khatua
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1995 West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shot put | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| Regional finals | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 18.06 (Bangkok 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on June 2023. | |||||||||||||||
Abha Khatua (born 7 September 1995) is an Indian professional shot putter. She represented her country in 2023 Asian Athletics Championships where she won silver. Khatua jointly holds the Indian national record of 18.06m in Women's Shot Put with Manpreet Kaur.[1]
Career[edit]
Khatua was enrolled to the Sports Authority of India hostel in Kolkata in 2018, receiving her first significant break. She tried several track and field events, including javelin, shot put, 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, and the heptathlon. Hepathlon helped her to improve her overall athletic skills. In 2019, she made the most progress in shot put and chose to remain with it. In 2022, Khatua won gold at the 1st Indian Open Throws Competition held at Patiala, by throwing 17.09 meters in Women's shot put and won gold.[2] In 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, she finished second by throwing 18.06 meters and equalled the shot put national record of Manpreet Kaur.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Khatua lives in a distant village of Khurshi in West Midnapur, West Bengal. Her father is a farmer, who works as Sharecropper and does not own a land. Khatua used to help her father with farming whenever she was at home.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Abha Khatua equals shot put NR to win silver at Asian Athletics Championships". The Times of India. 16 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Landless farmer's daughter Abha Khatua meets Asian Games qualifying norms". The Indian Express. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ PTI (16 July 2023). "Asian Athletics meet: India finishes third with 27 medals as Abha Khatua breaks national record to win silver in shot put". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Pakrashi, Sudeep (18 November 2022). "Abha Khatua – The new promise from Bengal in Indian athletics". Voice of Indian Sports - KreedOn. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
