Aishwarya Kailash Mishra (born 16 August 1997) is an Indian athlete from Maharashtra. She competes in 400m. She is named in the Indian athletics team for the 400m event as a reserve athlete for the relay team event for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[1][2] She was part of the women's 4 × 400 m relay Indian team that won silver along with Vithya Ramraj, Subha Venkatesan and Prachi Choudhary at the 2022 Asian Games.[3]

Career edit

Aishwarya's personal best times:

  • 2023: On September 29, she qualified for the final of the Asian Games 400m.[4]
  • 2023: In September, she clocked 47.90s in the 4 × 400 m relay at Chandigarh. Her best in 4 × 400 m relay mixed event came at Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok in July. She was part of the 4 × 400 m relay team that clocked 3:30.41, her personal best, at Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama, Sri Lanka.[5]
  • 2023: She won a bronze medal in 400m at the Asian Athletics Championships at Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok in July.[6][7][8]
  • 2023: In May, she won he gold in 400m at the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, Birsa Munda Foot Ball Stadium, Morabadi, Ranchi.[5]
  • 2022: She clocked her best 2:06.44, in 800m at Patiala in March 2022.[5]

Controversy edit

In 2022, after a major event Aishwarya went missing and a dope test could not be conducted after the Federation Cup at Kozhikode in April. But later she revealed that she went to take care of her ailing grandmother and later returned to competitions taking part in the National Inter-State Senior Championships in June.[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. ^ Nag, Utathya (2023-10-02). "Asian Games 2023 athletics: India's results in all events and medal winners - full list". Olympics. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  3. ^ "Asian Games 2023: Indian Men's Team Wins Gold, Women's Team Clinches Silver In 4x400m Relay | Asian Games News". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. ^ "Athletics: Aishwarya Mishra and Muhammed Ajmal qualify for the 400m final". The Federal. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  5. ^ a b c "Aishwarya Kailash MISHRA | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  6. ^ "Aishwarya Mishra Wins Bronze Medal in 400m at Asian Athletics Championships 2023 | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  7. ^ Namra (2023-07-13). "Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Ajay Kumar Saroj grabs gold and Aishwarya Mishra wins bronze for India". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  8. ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (2023-07-16). "Asian Athletics Championships 2023 medal tally: Indian winners and results - full list". Olympics. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  9. ^ PTI (2022-06-13). ""I did not evade dope tests or NADA," asserts quarter-miler Aishwarya Mishra". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  10. ^ "I did not evade dope testing agencies, asserts quarter-miler Aishwarya Mishra". The Times of India. 2022-06-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-03.

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