5 Indian debutants to watch out for at Rio 2016

Modified Apr 11, 2016 18:08 IST

3.Khushbir Kaur

Racewalking may not be a sport that would get the best of coverage in India, but one athlete who has been impressing one-and-all in it is Khushbir Kaur. The 22-year-old 20km walker first came into the limelight when she won the bronze at the Asian Junior Championships and then a year later finished 39th at the World Championships.

2014 saw her win yet another bronze, this time at the Asian Championships in Japan, with a time of 1:33:37, thereby beating her own national record. Later that year, she created history by becoming the first Indian to win an Asian Games medal.

Kaur qualified for Rio 2016 at the Beijing World Championships last year when she clocked a tme of 1:33:58, which was well within the Rio Olympic qualification.

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Shankar covered the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup held in India, which Australia won by beating India in the final. He strives to be sensible in his reporting to deliver accurate, relevant, and ethical information.

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