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{{short description|Indian middle-distance runner}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Tintu Luka
| image = Tintu Lukka Of India In Action (cropped).jpg
| nationality = Indian
| sport = [[Running]]
| event = [[800 metres]]
| club =
| collegeteam =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|4|26}}
| birth_place = Valathode [[Karikkottakary]], [[Iritty]], [[Kerala]], India
| country = India
| medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{IND}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games|4 x 400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games|800 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games|800 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships|2013 Pune]]|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|2015 Wuhan]]|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|800 m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships|2011 Kobe]]|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|2015 Wuhan]]|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships|2011 Kobe]]|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|800 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships|2013 Pune]]|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|800 m]]}}

{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Junior Athletics Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|2008 Jakarta]]|800m}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|2008 Jakarta]]|4×400m relay}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[National Games of India|National Games]]}}
{{medal|Gold|[[2015 National Games of India|2015 Kerala]]|800m}}
{{medal|Gold|[[2015 National Games of India|2015 Kerala]]|4×400m relay}}
}}

'''Tintu Luka''' (born 26 April 1989) is an [[India]]n [[track and field]] athlete, who predominantly competes in the [[middle-distance running]] events. Born in Valathode, [[Kerala]], she is the [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record holder]] in the women's [[800 metres]]. Luka represented India at the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2012]] and [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2016 Summer Olympics]]. In addition to being the [[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|2015 Asian Champion]] in the 800 meters, she has won a total of six medals at the [[Asian Athletics Championships]].

Luka also competes in [[Sprint (running)|sprinting]] events including [[400 metres]] and the [[4 × 400 metres relay]], and was a part of the gold medal winning relay team at the [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2013 Asian Athletics Championships]] and the [[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2014 Asian Games]]. She is mentored by Indian Olympian [[P. T. Usha]], and trains at the Usha School of Athletics, [[Koyilandy]], Kerala. She was awarded Arjuna award, the country's second-highest sporting honour by Government of India in 2014.

==Early life and junior career==

Tintu Lukka was born in the small village of Valathode in [[Kannur]] district, [[Kerala]], India. Her parents are Lukka and Lissy, a state-level long jumper. She has a sister named Angel Lukka. Luka did her schooling from St. Thomas High School, Karikkottakary.<ref name="life">{{cite web|title=Road to Rio: Tintu Luka, India's best bet to end athletics medal wait at Olympics|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/road-to-rio-tintu-luka-indias-best-bet-to-end-athletics-medal-wait-at-olympics-2906838.html|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=17 August 2016|date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

In 2001, Luka joined the PT Usha School of Athletics at [[Koyilandy]], and started training under the guidance of her coach [[P T Usha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/10-facts-tintu-luka|title = 10 things you need to know about Tintu Luka|date = 7 June 2015}}</ref> In 2008, she bagged her first international medal in form of a silver at the Junior Asian Athletics Championships.<ref name="life"/>

==Performance at international level==
[[file:Women's 800m Tintu Lukka 277 Did Not Finish The Race Because Of Fever (cropped).jpg|thumb|Lukka as 277 in 2017]]
In 2008, Luka won a silver medal in the [[800 metres|800-metre race]] at the [[Asian Junior Championships in Athletics|Asian Junior Athletics Championship]] in [[Jakarta]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Tintu Luka to participate in Jr. world athletic championship
| url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/tintu-luka-to-participate-in-jr-world-athletic-championship_10061661.html#ixzz0WxBXb5VC | publisher=Thaindian News}}</ref>

At [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Commonwealth Games]] Luka finished in sixth place in the women's 800m with a timing of 2:01.25s.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/india-news/Tintu-beaten-by-her-own-pace/articleshow/6733069.cms performance in CWG 2010]</ref> [[PT Usha]] responded to this performance, saying that Tintu Luka had not been exposed to such a large crowd before and that the crowd's applause and cheering could have made her lose concentration and run faster without prior planning.

Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the [[Asian Games 2010]]. Tintu, who had a disappointing finish in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], led the pack right from the start, but couldn't keep pace in the last 50 metres and finished third with a timing of 2:01.36 seconds.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asian-Games-Tintu-Luka-wins-bronze-in-womens-800-metres/articleshow/6988277.cms Performance in Asian games],</ref>

In the Continental Cup, Croatia, 2010, Luka timed 1:59.17, to break [[Shiny Abraham|Shiny Wilson]]’s 15-year-old national record of 1:59.85 in the 800m event.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101223110027/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/05/stories/2010090563261900.htm National record in 800m],</ref>

In the second of the three semi-finals for [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 metres]] event at the London [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Luka finished sixth in her heat clocking an 1:59.69 seconds her seasons best, but could not qualify for the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/athletics/event/women-800m/index.html?v=20120808-122859445 |title=London 2012 - Women's 800m : Athletics - Results |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Indias-Tintu-Luka-qualifies-for-800-metres-semifinals/articleshow/15404400.cms|title= India's Tintu Luka qualifies for 800 metres semifinals
|access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref> For her performance at the Summer Olympics, the Government of Kerela awarded her {{INRConvert|200000}} and will provide her with a job in a gazetted rank.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103071614/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/others/33951739_1_kerala-govt-kerala-government-sportspersons kerala-government-sportspersons]</ref>

On 1 October 2014 Luka won the Silver Medal in the 800m at the Asian Games held at [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/asian-games-2014/report-tintu-luka-fetches-800m-silver-in-asiad-2022865|title = Tintu Luka fetches 800m silver in Asiad|date = 1 October 2014|access-date = 1 October 2014|website = DNA|publisher = DNA}}</ref> She was also the part of the team that won the Gold Medal in the 4 X 400 m relay at the [[2014 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/fGQkMraFeWLwnaYlx53MsN/Asian-Games-India-wins-gold-in-4x400m-women-relay.html|title = Asian Games: India wins gold in 4x400m women's relay|date = 2 October 2014}}</ref> The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India’s 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.

==Awards and recognition==
[[Arjuna Award]] - 2014<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Tintu Luka Profile: Women's 800m|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/tintu-luka-women-800m-athletics-2923770/|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=17 August 2016|date=17 August 2016}}</ref>

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|[[Asian Junior Athletic Championships|Asian Junior Championships]]
|[[Jakarta, Indonesia]]
| style="background:silver;"| 2nd
|800 m
|2:08.63
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bydgoszcz]], [[Poland]]
|8th (sf)
|800m
|[[2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2:06.51]]
|-
|14th (h)
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:44.13]]
|-
|2009
|[[2009 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Guangzhou, China]]
|6th
|800 m
|[[2009 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|2:07.36]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Delhi, India]]
|6th
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres|2:01.25]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Guangzhou, China]]
| style="background:#c96;"|3rd
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 800 metres|2:01.36]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2011
|rowspan=2|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Kobe, Japan]]
| style="background:#c96;"|3rd
|800 m
|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|2:02.55]]
|-
| style="background:silver;"|2nd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay|3:44.17]]
|-
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|15th (sf)
|800 m
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2:00.95]]
|-
|2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|10th (sf)
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|1:59.61]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2013
|rowspan=2|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Pune, India]]
| style="background:#c96;"|3rd
|800 m
|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|2:04.48]]
|-
| style="background:gold;"|1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:32.26]]
|-
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Moscow, Russia]]
|15th (h)
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:38.81]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2014
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Glasgow, United Kingdom]]
|11th (sf)
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres|2:03.35]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Asian Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Incheon, South Korea]]
| style="background:silver;"| 2nd
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 800 metres|1:59.19]]
|-
| style="background:gold;"|1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:28.68]] {{AthAbbr|GR}}
|-
|rowspan=4|2015
|rowspan=2|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Wuhan]], [[China]]
| style="background:gold;"| 1st
|800 m
|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|2:01.53]]
|-
| style="background:silver;"|2nd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:33.81]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Beijing, China]]
|19th (h)
|800 metres
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2:00.95]]
|-
|14th (h)
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:29.08]]
|-
|2016
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|29th (h)
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2:00.58]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{iaaf name|id=239393}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061209065359/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/07/stories/2006120708652000.htm Tintu — a rare gem (The Hindu)]
*[http://www.ptusha.org/USHA/studentDetails.asp?studId=16 Tintu Luka (USHA)]
*[http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_luka-out-for-tintu_1434458 DD India report on Tintu]

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	==Early life and junior career==		==Early life and junior career==

	Tintu Luka was born in the small village of Valathode near [[Karikkottakary]] in [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]], India. Her parents are Lukka and Lissy, a state-level long jumper. She has a sister named Angel Lukka. Luka did her schooling from St. Thomas High School, Karikkottakary.~~<~~ref name="life"~~>~~{{cite web\|title=Road to Rio: Tintu Luka, India's best bet to end athletics medal wait at Olympics\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/road-to-rio-tintu-luka-indias-best-bet-to-end-athletics-medal-wait-at-olympics-2906838.html\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|access-date=17 August 2016\|date=22 July 2016}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Tintu Luka was born in the small village of Valathode near [[Karikkottakary]] in [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]], India. Her parents are Lukka and Lissy, a state-level long jumper. She has a sister named Angel Lukka. Luka did her schooling from St. Thomas High School, Karikkottakary.<ref name="life">{{cite web\|title=Road to Rio: Tintu Luka, India's best bet to end athletics medal wait at Olympics\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/road-to-rio-tintu-luka-indias-best-bet-to-end-athletics-medal-wait-at-olympics-2906838.html\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|access-date=17 August 2016\|date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

	In 2001, Luka joined the PT Usha School of Athletics at [[Koyilandy]], and started training under the guidance of her coach [[P T Usha]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/10-facts-tintu-luka\|title = 10 things you need to know about Tintu Luka\|date = 7 June 2015}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ In 2008, she bagged her first international medal in form of a silver at the Junior Asian Athletics Championships.~~<~~ref name="life"/~~>~~		In 2001, Luka joined the PT Usha School of Athletics at [[Koyilandy]], and started training under the guidance of her coach [[P T Usha]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/10-facts-tintu-luka\|title = 10 things you need to know about Tintu Luka\|date = 7 June 2015}}</ref> In 2008, she bagged her first international medal in form of a silver at the Junior Asian Athletics Championships.<ref name="life"/>

	==Performance at international level==		==Performance at international level==
	[[file:Women's 800m Tintu Lukka 277 Did Not Finish The Race Because Of Fever (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|Lukka as 277 in 2017]]		[[file:Women's 800m Tintu Lukka 277 Did Not Finish The Race Because Of Fever (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|Lukka as 277 in 2017]]
	In 2008, Luka won a silver medal in the [[800 metres\|800-metre race]] at the [[Asian Junior Championships in Athletics\|Asian Junior Athletics Championship]] in [[Jakarta]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \| title=Tintu Luka to participate in Jr. world athletic championship		In 2008, Luka won a silver medal in the [[800 metres\|800-metre race]] at the [[Asian Junior Championships in Athletics\|Asian Junior Athletics Championship]] in [[Jakarta]].<ref>{{cite web \| title=Tintu Luka to participate in Jr. world athletic championship
	\| work=Thaindian News \| url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/tintu-luka-to-participate-in-jr-world-athletic-championship_10061661.html#ixzz0WxBXb5VC }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		\| work=Thaindian News \| url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/tintu-luka-to-participate-in-jr-world-athletic-championship_10061661.html#ixzz0WxBXb5VC }}</ref>

	At [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games\|2010 Commonwealth Games]] Luka finished in sixth place in the women's 800m with a timing of 2:01.25s.~~<~~ref~~>~~[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/india-news/Tintu-beaten-by-her-own-pace/articleshow/6733069.cms performance in CWG 2010]~~<~~/ref~~>~~ [[PT Usha]] responded to this performance, saying that Tintu Luka had not been exposed to such a large crowd before and that the crowd's applause and cheering could have made her lose concentration and run faster without prior planning.		At [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games\|2010 Commonwealth Games]] Luka finished in sixth place in the women's 800m with a timing of 2:01.25s.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/india-news/Tintu-beaten-by-her-own-pace/articleshow/6733069.cms performance in CWG 2010]</ref> [[PT Usha]] responded to this performance, saying that Tintu Luka had not been exposed to such a large crowd before and that the crowd's applause and cheering could have made her lose concentration and run faster without prior planning.

	Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the [[Asian Games 2010]]. Tintu, who had a disappointing finish in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], led the pack right from the start, but couldn't keep pace in the last 50 metres and finished third with a timing of 2:01.36 seconds.~~<~~ref~~>~~[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asian-Games-Tintu-Luka-wins-bronze-in-womens-800-metres/articleshow/6988277.cms Performance in Asian games],~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the [[Asian Games 2010]]. Tintu, who had a disappointing finish in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], led the pack right from the start, but couldn't keep pace in the last 50 metres and finished third with a timing of 2:01.36 seconds.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asian-Games-Tintu-Luka-wins-bronze-in-womens-800-metres/articleshow/6988277.cms Performance in Asian games],</ref>

	In the Continental Cup, Croatia, 2010, Luka timed 1:59.17, to break [[Shiny Abraham\|Shiny Wilson]]'s 15-year-old national record of 1:59.85 in the 800m event.~~<~~ref~~>~~[https://web.archive.org/web/20101223110027/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/05/stories/2010090563261900.htm National record in 800m],~~<~~/ref~~>~~		In the Continental Cup, Croatia, 2010, Luka timed 1:59.17, to break [[Shiny Abraham\|Shiny Wilson]]'s 15-year-old national record of 1:59.85 in the 800m event.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101223110027/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/05/stories/2010090563261900.htm National record in 800m],</ref>

	In the second of the three semi-finals for [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres\|800 metres]] event at the London [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Luka finished sixth in her heat clocking an 1:59.69 seconds her seasons best, but could not qualify for the finals.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/athletics/event/women-800m/index.html?v=20120808-122859445 \|title=London 2012 – Women's 800m : Athletics – Results \|publisher=BBC Sport \|access-date=8 August 2012}}{{dead link\|date=September 2025\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Indias-Tintu-Luka-qualifies-for-800-metres-semifinals/articleshow/15404400.cms\|title= India's Tintu Luka qualifies for 800 metres semifinals		In the second of the three semi-finals for [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres\|800 metres]] event at the London [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Luka finished sixth in her heat clocking an 1:59.69 seconds her seasons best, but could not qualify for the finals.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/athletics/event/women-800m/index.html?v=20120808-122859445 \|title=London 2012 – Women's 800m : Athletics – Results \|publisher=BBC Sport \|access-date=8 August 2012}}{{dead link\|date=September 2025\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Indias-Tintu-Luka-qualifies-for-800-metres-semifinals/articleshow/15404400.cms\|title= India's Tintu Luka qualifies for 800 metres semifinals
	\|website= [[The Times of India]]		\|website= [[The Times of India]]
	\|date= 8 August 2012		\|date= 8 August 2012
	\|access-date=8 August 2012}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ For her performance at the Summer Olympics, the Government of Kerala awarded her {{INRConvert\|200000}} and will provide her with a job in a gazetted rank.~~<~~ref~~>~~[https://archive.today/20130103071614/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/others/33951739_1_kerala-govt-kerala-government-sportspersons kerala-government-sportspersons]~~<~~/ref~~>~~		\|access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref> For her performance at the Summer Olympics, the Government of Kerala awarded her {{INRConvert\|200000}} and will provide her with a job in a gazetted rank.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103071614/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/others/33951739_1_kerala-govt-kerala-government-sportspersons kerala-government-sportspersons]</ref>

	On 1 October 2014 Luka won the silver medal in the 800m at the Asian Games held at [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/asian-games-2014/report-tintu-luka-fetches-800m-silver-in-asiad-2022865\|title = Tintu Luka fetches 800m silver in Asiad\|date = 1 October 2014\|access-date = 1 October 2014\|website = DNA}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ She was also the part of the team that won the gold medal in the 4 X 400 m relay at the [[2014 Asian Games]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/fGQkMraFeWLwnaYlx53MsN/Asian-Games-India-wins-gold-in-4x400m-women-relay.html\|title = Asian Games: India wins gold in 4x400m women's relay\|date = 2 October 2014}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India's 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.		On 1 October 2014 Luka won the silver medal in the 800m at the Asian Games held at [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/asian-games-2014/report-tintu-luka-fetches-800m-silver-in-asiad-2022865\|title = Tintu Luka fetches 800m silver in Asiad\|date = 1 October 2014\|access-date = 1 October 2014\|website = DNA}}</ref> She was also the part of the team that won the gold medal in the 4 X 400 m relay at the [[2014 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/fGQkMraFeWLwnaYlx53MsN/Asian-Games-India-wins-gold-in-4x400m-women-relay.html\|title = Asian Games: India wins gold in 4x400m women's relay\|date = 2 October 2014}}</ref> The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India's 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.

	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==
	[[Arjuna Award]] – 2014~~<~~ref name="profile"~~>~~{{cite web\|title=Tintu Luka Profile: Women's 800m\|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/tintu-luka-women-800m-athletics-2923770/\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=17 August 2016\|date=17 August 2016}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		[[Arjuna Award]] – 2014<ref name="profile">{{cite web\|title=Tintu Luka Profile: Women's 800m\|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/tintu-luka-women-800m-athletics-2923770/\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=17 August 2016\|date=17 August 2016}}</ref>

	==Competition record==		==Competition record==