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Swapna Barman Wins Gold Medal In Heptathlon Event


  • First Indian Heptathlete - Swapna Barman (21-years-old) wins a Gold Medal in the Heptathlon event at the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta - Palembang, Indonesia.
  • She was born on 29 October 1996 in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal state.
  • Swapna Barman having 6 toes on each foot. She is a daughter of Panchanan Barman, was a rickshaw driver, and her mother Basana worked on a tea estate.
  • However, She had broken many of her personal records and wins a Gold Medal in the various event of Heptathlon:-
    1. Asian Athletics Championships 2017 held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
    2. Patiala Federation Cup 2017 held at JLN Stadium, New Delhi.

Published On : 31 Aug 2018

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