New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Sudha Singh, the 36-year-old Indian distance runner, has determined to retire from aggressive worldwide athletics.
Over the course of her profession that spanned over 13 years, the two-time Olympian and Asian Games gold medalist competed and introduced India laurels throughout the globe.
The Indian steeplechaser and marathon runner will proceed to compete domestically and plans to open an academy.
Born in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Sudha Singh burst onto the nationwide athletics scene after successful the 3000m steeplechase occasion on the 2007 National Games. She broke India’s nationwide report on the nationwide championships in Jamshedpur with the timing of 10:18.76 in the identical 12 months.
Sudha Singh dominated the 3000m steeplechase occasions throughout India for the subsequent few years and clinched her first worldwide medal on the 2009 Asian Championships by successful silver.
Sudha Singh’s largest achievement got here in 2010 with the introduction of ladies’s 3000m steeplechase on the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Sudha Singh clocked 9:55.67 and pipped home-favourite Jin Yuan for the gold medal.
Sudha Singh went on to win her second silver medal on the Asian Championships in 2011 and rewrote her nationwide report in June subsequent 12 months, clocking 9:47.70, to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics.
At the London Olympics, Sudha Singh completed thirteenth in her heats and couldn’t make it to the finals.
Sudha Singh additionally certified for Rio 2016 Olympics however as soon as once more missed out on a spot within the 18-woman remaining after ending ninth within the heats. Sudha Singh did not make the minimize for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
She missed a medal on the 2014 Asian Games by a whisker however returned to the Asian Games podium with a silver in 2018 in Jakarta.
Sudha Singh’s final gold medal in a significant worldwide occasion got here on the Asian Championships in 2017. While Sudha Singh additionally ran marathons at worldwide occasions, all of her main medals got here within the 3000m steeplechase occasion.
Next, Sudha Singh will compete within the Indira Marathon in Prayagraj on November 19 and plans to construct an athletics academy in Raebareli or Amethi. (ANI)