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Harmilan Bains
Personal information
Full name	Harmilan Kaur Bains
Nickname	The Queen
Born	23 July 1998 (age 28); Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics; Track and field;
Events	800 m; 1500 m; 3000 m;
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m; 2:03.06 (2023); 1500 m; 4:05.39 (2023); 3000 m; 9:01.30 (2023);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing India
Asian Games
Asian Indoor Championships

Harmilan Bains (born 23 July 1998 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India) is an Indian track athlete.^[2] She is a double silver medalist in the 800m and 1500m events at the Asian Games.^[3] She is a gold medalist at the Asian Indoor Championships.^[4] Bains was the national record holder in the 1500m event before K. M. Deeksha broke it.^[5]

Early life

Bains hails from Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She completed her schooling at Doaba Public School, Mahilpur and Saint Soldier School, Hoshiarpur. Her parents are both athletes.^[6] Her father Amandeep Bains won a 1500m medal at the South Asian Games and her mother Madhuri Singh, won silver in 800m at the 2002 Asian Games.^[7] Her mother was also an Arjuna Awardee in 2003.^[8]

Career

2024: Harmilan Bains has faced a number of injuries in her athletic career. Most recently, she suffered a "Grade 2B" hamstring tear in 2024 while training for the Paris Olympics. Earlier in the year, she also suffered an ankle injury (peroneal tendonitis) and a hamstring pull.
2023: Harmilan won the silver medal in the 1500m at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.^[9]^[10]^[6]
2023: She won silver medals in both 1500m and 800m at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
2022: She had to undergo knee surgery which caused her to miss the Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships in 2022.
2021: She clocked 4:05.39 in 1500m at the National Open Championships 2021 in Warangal to set a new National Record erasing Sunita Rani's 2002 record of 4:06.03.^[8]
2021: She clocked 2:02.57, her personal best in the 800m at the 2021 Nationals in Patiala.
2020: Won a gold medal each in the 1500m and 800m at the Khelo India University Games.
2016: She won a bronze medal in the 1500m at the Asian Junior Championships at Ho Chi-Minh, Vietnam. She times 4:33.02.

References

↑ Nag, Utathya (1 May 202). "Harmilan Bains - A queen born to run". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
↑ "Asian Games: Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains and Jinson Johnson win medals after impressive show in 1500m race". India Today. October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
↑ Sportstar, Team (1 October 2023). "Asian Games: Harmilan Bains wins silver in women's 1500m; Ajay Kumar, Jinson Johnson take silver and bronze in men's 1500m". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
↑ "Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: India clinch shooting silver". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
↑ Rayan, Stan (12 May 2024). "Deeksha breaks 1500m National Record at competition in Los Angeles". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
1 2 "Athletics: Sable, Tajinderpal win gold; silver for Sreeshankar, Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains & Jyothi Yarraji". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
↑ "Asian Games, women's 1500m: 'Chena Toast' sweet from Lucknow awaits Harmilan Kaur Bains as the parents, international athletes themselves, await her return". The Indian Express. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
1 2 K, Baraneetharan (1 October 2023). "Sportskeeda-supported athlete Harmilan Bains wins Asian Games Silver in 1500m". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
↑ "Athletics: Harmilan Bains & Ajay Kumar secure silver, Jinson Johnson claims bronze at Asian Games 2023". Khel Now. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
↑ Panicker, Amar Sunil (1 October 2023). "Asian Games: Harmilan Bains Secures Silver in the Women's 1500m Race". news18.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

External links

[1] Nag, Utathya (1 May 202). "Harmilan Bains - A queen born to run". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

[2] "Asian Games: Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains and Jinson Johnson win medals after impressive show in 1500m race". India Today. October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[3] Sportstar, Team (1 October 2023). "Asian Games: Harmilan Bains wins silver in women's 1500m; Ajay Kumar, Jinson Johnson take silver and bronze in men's 1500m". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[4] "Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: India clinch shooting silver". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[5] Rayan, Stan (12 May 2024). "Deeksha breaks 1500m National Record at competition in Los Angeles". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[:0-6] 1 2 "Athletics: Sable, Tajinderpal win gold; silver for Sreeshankar, Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains & Jyothi Yarraji". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[7] "Asian Games, women's 1500m: 'Chena Toast' sweet from Lucknow awaits Harmilan Kaur Bains as the parents, international athletes themselves, await her return". The Indian Express. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[:1-8] 1 2 K, Baraneetharan (1 October 2023). "Sportskeeda-supported athlete Harmilan Bains wins Asian Games Silver in 1500m". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[9] "Athletics: Harmilan Bains & Ajay Kumar secure silver, Jinson Johnson claims bronze at Asian Games 2023". Khel Now. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[10] Panicker, Amar Sunil (1 October 2023). "Asian Games: Harmilan Bains Secures Silver in the Women's 1500m Race". news18.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

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