Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India’s hopes alive on Saturday by qualifying for the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase finals. She also became the first Indian woman to reach track final in Olympics since PT Usha in 1984.
Born in the drought-affected Satara district of Maharashtra, Lalita Shivaji Babar belonging to a family of farmers fell in love with running at a young age when she had to run all the way to reach her school, which was four kilometers far from her home.
Lalita will be seen in the final of the gruelling race on August 15. Wishing her all the very best for the finals on 15th August, our 70th Independence Day!
