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Lalita Babar
One of India’s two representatives in the 3000m steeplechase, Lalita Babar goes into Rio 2016 as one of the dark horses for a medal in a track event.
Babar, who used to run marathons earlier, switched to the steeplechase in 2014 and has since then dominated the event, both in India and Asia.
She won the Silver at the 2014 Asian Games, an upgrade from her Bronze after Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet was stripped of her Gold medal. Lalita then proceeded to win the Gold at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships.
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Supported by the JSW Sports Excellence Program, Babar then finished 8th at the 2015 World Championships, after having led the race for a significant distance.
Babar will have to use all her last reserves of strength to ensure her stamina and speed help her push herself further so that she can win a medal for the country.
