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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Basanta is from a hamlet, located 12 hours north of Kathmandu, Nepal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/london-olympics-2012/olympics-2012-teamindia/basantrana.cms |title=Basanta Bahadur Rana Olympics 2012 Player Profile, News, Medals - Times of India |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803005910/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/london-olympics-2012/olympics-2012-teamindia/basantrana.cms |archive-date=2012-08-03}} </ref> He joined the [[Indian army]] in 2002 and is currently serving at the [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Regiment]]. Basanta is supported by [[Anglian Medal Hunt Company]].<ref>{{cite web|title=An introduction to Indian long distance walkers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article3614805.ece|work=The Hindu|date= 8 July 2012 |accessdate=9 July | Basanta is from a hamlet, located 12 hours north of Kathmandu, Nepal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/london-olympics-2012/olympics-2012-teamindia/basantrana.cms |title=Basanta Bahadur Rana Olympics 2012 Player Profile, News, Medals - Times of India |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803005910/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/london-olympics-2012/olympics-2012-teamindia/basantrana.cms |archive-date=2012-08-03}} </ref> He joined the [[Indian army]] in 2002 and is currently serving at the [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Regiment]]. Basanta is supported by [[Anglian Medal Hunt Company]].<ref>{{cite web|title=An introduction to Indian long distance walkers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article3614805.ece|work=The Hindu|date= 8 July 2012 |accessdate=9 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:12, 25 September 2022
 Basanta Bahadur Rana in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 18 January 1984 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Rank | Subedar |
| Unit | Gorkha Rifles |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 50 km walk |
| Club | Services Sport Control Board, Delhi |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3:56:48 (London 2012) NR |
| Updated on 11 August 2012. | |
Sepoy Basanta Bahadur Rana (born 18 January 1984 in Chamkipur, Nepal[1]) is an Indian athlete who competes in racewalking.[2] He represented India in the 50 km race walk event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. His personal best in this event before the Games was 4:02:13 and he bettered it by clocking a time of 3:56:48, a new national record.
2012 Summer Olympics[edit | edit source]
Basanta qualified for the Olympics at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia in May 2012, with a B qualifying standard. He was trained by the former national record holder Gurdev Singh. In the 1960 Olympics at Rome, Zora Singh was 8th clocking 4:37:44.6s.[citation needed]
Basanta finished 36th in the event by setting a new national record of 3:56:48. By setting this record, Basanta broke the previous national record of 4:16:22 clocked by his mentor Gurdev Singh who had set it in Hyderabad in 2005.[3]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Basanta is from a hamlet, located 12 hours north of Kathmandu, Nepal.[4] He joined the Indian army in 2002 and is currently serving at the Gorkha Regiment. Basanta is supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sports-Reference profile
- ↑ IAAF Profile
- ↑ Shreedutta Chidananda (8 July 2012). "FEATURES / SUNDAY MAGAZINE : The loneliness of the long-distance walkers". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Basanta Bahadur Rana Olympics 2012 Player Profile, News, Medals - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ↑ "An introduction to Indian long distance walkers". The Hindu. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.