Basanta Bahadur Rana
Personal information | |
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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 , 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[]
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.
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[]
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 .[5]
References[]
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ IAAF Profile
- ^ Shreedutta Chidananda (2012-07-08). "FEATURES / SUNDAY MAGAZINE : The loneliness of the long-distance walkers". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/london-olympics-2012/olympics-2012-teamindia/basantrana.cms
- ^ "An introduction to Indian long distance walkers". The Hindu. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Indian male racewalkers
- Olympic athletes of India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for India
- People from Nawalparasi District
- Indian Army personnel
- Indian people of Nepalese descent
- Asian Games competitors for India