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'''Soma Biswas''' (born 16 May 1978 in [[Ranaghat]][http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061220/asp/telekids/story_7159815.asp]) is an athlete who lives in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] and who specialises in the [[heptathlon]]. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in [[2002 Asian Games]] in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]. She won another silver medal at the [[2006 Asian Games]] in [[Doha]]. She won the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the 800m during that heptathlon. Biswas worked with Kuntal Rai and several foreign coaches. | '''Soma Biswas''' (born 16 May 1978 in [[Ranaghat]][http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061220/asp/telekids/story_7159815.asp]) is an athlete who lives in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] and who specialises in the [[heptathlon]]. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in [[2002 Asian Games]] in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]. She won another silver medal at the [[2006 Asian Games]] in [[Doha]]. She won the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the 800m during that heptathlon. Biswas worked with Kuntal Rai and several foreign coaches. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/sport-51557563 | title=இந்திய விளையாட்டு வீராங்கனைகள் இதுவரை வென்றுள்ள பதக்கங்கள் எத்தனை? | publisher=BBC Tamil | date=25 February 2020 | accessdate=13 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianathletics.in/medal-winners-of-asian-games/ | title=MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES | publisher=Athletics Federation of India | accessdate=13 July 2021}}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Indian women athletes]] | * [[List of Indian women athletes]] | ||
==References== | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.bcdaaa.org/og2004/somabiswas.htm Soma Biswas at Athens] | *[http://www.bcdaaa.org/og2004/somabiswas.htm Soma Biswas at Athens] | ||
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[[Category:21st-century Indian women]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian women]] | ||
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[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]] | [[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]] | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 13 July 2021
Soma Biswas (born 16 May 1978 in Ranaghat[1]) is an athlete who lives in Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She won the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the 800m during that heptathlon. Biswas worked with Kuntal Rai and several foreign coaches. [1][2]
Awards
- She was one of the recipients of the prestigious Arjuna Award for Athletics (year 2003). [2]
See also
References
- ↑ "இந்திய விளையாட்டு வீராங்கனைகள் இதுவரை வென்றுள்ள பதக்கங்கள் எத்தனை?". BBC Tamil. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ↑ "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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