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'''Asha Agarwal''' is a former Indian women [[marathon]] [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/champion champion] and a recipient of [[Arjuna Award]]. | '''Asha Agarwal''' is a former Indian women [[marathon]] [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/champion champion] and a recipient of [[Arjuna Award]]. | ||
Asha Agarwal won the Hong Kong | Asha Agarwal won the [[Hong Kong Marathon]] on January 27, 1985. In September 1985 she won the gold at the Asian Track and Field meet in [[Jakarta]], setting a record of 2 hours 48 [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/minute minutes] and 51 seconds, which still stands. She also won the Freedom Race in [[Delhi]] in 1989, [[Trinidad]] Marathon in 1986 and has run eight out of 26 marathons below 2 hours 50 minutes.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/sports/mum-run04triv.htm Mumbai marathon 2004, Trivia]</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Indian female long-distance runners]] | [[Category:Indian female long-distance runners]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian women]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian women]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]] | |||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games]] | [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games]] | ||
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]] | [[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:10, 4 February 2022
Asha Agarwal is a former Indian women marathon champion and a recipient of Arjuna Award.
Asha Agarwal won the Hong Kong Marathon on January 27, 1985. In September 1985 she won the gold at the Asian Track and Field meet in Jakarta, setting a record of 2 hours 48 minutes and 51 seconds, which still stands. She also won the Freedom Race in Delhi in 1989, Trinidad Marathon in 1986 and has run eight out of 26 marathons below 2 hours 50 minutes.[1]
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