PU Chitra

Chithra PU
Personal information
Nationality India
Born (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995
Palakkad, Kerala, India
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 1500 metres,3000 metres,5000 metres
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's athletics
Asian School Athletic Meet
2013 Malaysia 3000m

Chithra PU (born 9 June 1995 at Mundur,Palakkad District, Kerala) is an Indian track and field athlete from the state of Kerala. She has won many state, national and international school meet gold medals in middle and long distance track events.[1][2][3][4][5]

Key Achievements

2014 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m, 5000m race and 3 km cross country in 59th Indian National School Games, Ranchi, Orissa[6]

2013 - Won gold medal in 3000m race in the first ever Asian school athletic meet, She reached the finishing point in 10:05:22

2013 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m, 5000m race and 3 km cross country in 58th Indian National School Games, Etawah,UP[7]

2013 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m and 5000m race in 57th Kerala State School Games, Ernakulam [8]

2012 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m and 5000m race in 56th Kerala State School Games, Trivandrum [9]

2011 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m, 5000m race and bronze in 3 km cross country in 56th Indian National School Games, Pune, Maharashtra[10]

Personal life

Chithra is the third of four children of Unnikrishan & Vasantha Kumari, both agricultural labourers from Kerala. She is doing her schooling in Mundur Higher Secondary School in Palakkad. She has been awarded Nano cars by UP and Kerala Governments for her remarkable achievements in the school meets[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Chitra, the rising star of Kerala".
  2. ↑ "Chitra bags gold in Asian School track & field championship".
  3. ↑ "National Athletics meet: Chitra bags double gold".
  4. ↑ "Chitra's golden run continues".
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ http://sgfionline.net/reports/GameResult.aspx?Page=5&game=ATHLETICS&ageGroup=U19&category=GIRLS&state=&NsgNbr=59
  7. ↑ http://sgfionline.net/reports/GameResult.aspx?Page=5&game=ATHLETICS&ageGroup=U19&category=GIRLS&state=&NsgNbr=58
  8. ↑ http://schoolsports.in/schoolsports2013/index.php/welcome/meet_results
  9. ↑ http://schoolsports.in/schoolsports2012/index.php/resultreports/result_html/individual_chmp_report
  10. ↑ http://sgfibharat.com/images/stories/Part_10-11/MERIT_U19_ATH.pdf
  11. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/top-stories/Chitra-the-rising-star-of-Kerala/articleshow/26833863.cms
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