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{{Short description|Indian athlete from Jharkhand}}
'''Florence Barla''' (born 2001) is an [[Athletics in India|Indian athlete]] from Jharkhand. She competes in 400m and she is named in the Indian athletics team for the 2022 [[Asian Games]] at [[Hangzhou]], [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-26 |title=Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2023-full-list-of-634-indian-athletes-who-will-take-part-in-hangzhou-event-13042652.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Firstpost }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Florence hails from Nawadih village in Gumla district, Jharkhand. Her mother Rojliya Aind is a daily labourer and her father passed away in 2013. She is the youngest among the six siblings. She did her Class 11 and 12 at DAV Nandraj School.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Coronavirus sinks Florence Barla’s Bangkok hope |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/coronavirus-sinks-florence-barlas-bangkok-hope/cid/1753487 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mom’s madua roti powers her speed |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/moms-madua-roti-powers-her-speed/cid/1692049 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> She is training under coach Ashu Bhatia from 2017 at the age of 15 at Khel Gaoan Stadium in Ranchi.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |title=Florence Barla set to bring to fruition her labourer mother’s dream at Asian Games |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/florence-barla-set-to-bring-to-fruition-her-labourer-mothers-dream-at-asian-games/articleshow/103764860.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Her sister Ashakiran Barla is also an athlete.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-05 |title=Gumla girl makes cut for U20 world meet in Columbia |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/gumla-girl-makes-cut-for-u20-world-meet-in-columbia/articleshow/92013543.cms |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She won a silver at Commonwealth Youth Games at Port of Spain, Trinidad in August 2023.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |title=Florence Barla set to bring to fruition her labourer mother’s dream at Asian Games |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/florence-barla-set-to-bring-to-fruition-her-labourer-mothers-dream-at-asian-games/articleshow/103764860.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In June 2019, she was felicitated by the Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) and Jharkhand State Sports Promotion Society (JSSPS).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=The |title=CCL felicitates Florence Barla |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/ccl-felicitates-florence-barla.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantu |first=Sushil Singh |date=2021-06-21 |title=JSSPS प्रबंधन को चंचला की प्रतीभा पर पूरा था विश्वास |url=https://www.sportsjharkhand.com/passport-jssps-chanchla/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Sports Jharkhand |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==

* 2023: In September, she took part in the Indian Grand Prix in Chandigarh.
* 2022: She won a bronze at the Federation Cup in Ranchi which helped her to get into the Indian camp for the Asian Games as a 400m relay prospect.
* 2022: National Athletics meet in Bhubaneswar.
* 2020: Florence was selected for the 19th Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Bangkok but the meet was cancelled due to Covid.<ref name=":1" /> She achieved the qualifying mark at the International Invitational Athletics Championship in Kazakhstan in 2019 where she won the gold clocking 54.73 seconds.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics|14857362}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Indian female sprinters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:People from Gumla district]]

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Abhisheksingh at 17:58, 2 October 2023