Harmilan Bains

Harmilan Bains

Personal information
Full name	Harmilan Kaur Bains
Born	23 July 1998 (1998-07-23) (age 26) 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 2022 Hangzhou 800 m 2022 Hangzhou 1500 m Asian Indoor Championships 2024 Tehran 1500 m

Harmilan Bains (nicknamed 'The Queen')[1](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 conpleted 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 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

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 2023-10-01.
3. Sportstar, Team (2023-10-01). "Asian Games: Harmilan Bains wins silver in women's 1500m; Ajay Kumar, Jinson Johnson take silver and bronze in men's 1500m". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
4. "Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: India clinch shooting silver". Hindustan Times. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
5. Rayan, Stan (2024-05-12). "Deeksha breaks 1500m National Record at competition in Los Angeles". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
6. "Athletics: Sable, Tajinderpal win gold; silver for Sreeshankar, Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains & Jyothi Yarraji". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
8. K, Baraneetharan (2023-10-01). "Sportskeeda-supported athlete Harmilan Bains wins Asian Games Silver in 1500m". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
9. "Athletics: Harmilan Bains & Ajay Kumar secure silver, Jinson Johnson claims bronze at Asian Games 2023". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
10. Panicker, Amar Sunil (2023-10-01). "Asian Games: Harmilan Bains Secures Silver in the Women's 1500m Race". news18.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.

External links

• Harmilan Bains at World Athletics