Swapna Barman

Swapna Barman

in Odisha in 2017
Born 29 October 1996[1]
Jalpaiguri
Nationality India
Known for Heptathlon

Swapna Barman (born 29 October 1996) is an Indian heptathlete. She was placed first in the Heptathlon at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.[1]

Life

Barman was born in Jalpaiguri in 1996. She is unusual in having six toes on each foot.[2] Her mother Basana worked on a tea estate and her father, Panchanan Barman, was a rickshaw driver. However he had to stop this when he had a stroke making life tricky for his four children. She found it difficult to find the right food[1] and her unusual feet caused her pain because she could not afford extra wide running shoes.[2] Swapna uses her prize money to look after her family who live in a house without a concrete wall.[3] In 2016 she won a scholarship of 150,000 rupees in recognition of the success she had at athletics.[2]

Barman collapsed during the final event of the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon[1] which was the 800 metres. However Barman had broken many of her personal records [4] and she had already gained enough points from the previous six events and she had finished fourth in the 800 metres.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Could never afford nutritious food required by athlete, Asian gold-medallist Swapna Barman’s father". The Indian Express. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Swapna Barman Receives GSI Sports Scholarship - Company CSR | Largest CSR News Network - Social Responsibilities Give Better World". Company CSR | Largest CSR News Network. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Swapna Barman on comeback wins gold, pledges for a job to run her ailing family". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  4. ↑ "IAAF: Swapna Barman | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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