Sudha Singh was born on 25 June 1986 and is an Indian Olympic athlete in the 3000 metres steeplechase event.
15 Facts About Sudha Singh
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Sudha Singh's breakthrough came at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, where she won the gold medal in steeplechase.
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Sudha Singh has since won a gold at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar and a silver at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and has represented India at two consecutive Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016.
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Sudha Singh was conferred with India's second highest sporting honour, the Arjuna Award in 2012.
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Sudha Singh was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sudha Singh finished 13th in her steeplechase heat and did not qualify for the finals.
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However, the gold medallist Ruth Jebet from Bahrain was disqualified on account of stepping inside the track before crossing the line, and Sudha Singh was promoted and won the bronze medal.
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Sudha Singh finished just behind Jaisha at 19th with a time of 2:35:35.
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Maharashtra's Lalita Babar finished the 3000 meters steeplechase in 9:27.09 to win the gold and set the national record while Sudha Singh, representing Uttar Pradesh, came up with a timing of 9:31.86 and bettered the Rio Games qualification standard of 9:45.00 on the second and penultimate day of the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships in Delhi.
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Sudha Singh bettered the national Record in May 2016, at the International Amateur Athletics Federation Diamond League in Shanghai.
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics Sudha Singh took ill after competing and returned to India, where she was diagnosed with swine flu and ruled out from competition for the rest of the season.
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Sudha Singh participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, having trained under her new coaches Lalit Bhanot and Renu Kolhi.
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Sudha Singh won the silver medal in the 3000 meters steeplechase with a time of 9:40.04 minutes.
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Sudha Singh told The Quint that she was dropped from the team owing to her age, but was happy that she could come up with a medal under the tutelage of her new support staff.
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Sudha Singh was conferred with the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2012.