Reeth Abraham
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Reeth Abraham is an athlete from India
and was once the national champion in long jump
and heptathlon
. She won the Arjuna Award
in 1997.
Reeth studied in Christ the King Convent, Mysore. She would participate in many school events. In the concluding function of middle school education, she played a key role in a skit. She was a kho kho player. Starting from Kho Kho, she went on to become a famous athlete.
In 1997, Government of India honoured Reeth Abraham with The Arjuna Award (the highest sports award conferred by Government of the state of India). During the course of her long athletic career spanning over 15 years (1976–1992), Reeth represented Karnataka State and India on a number of occasions, setting records along the way.
She served the country in the best tradition maintaining a high level of performance. All her achievements were the result of her dedication, application and sense of discipline.
Her best achievement was as a mother when she won a national championship within 10 months of giving birth. She is also the first Indian mother to break a national record and the South Asian Games record. She also holds to her credit being the first Asian woman to win an Asian medal in an Individual event as a mother.
At national level championships, Reeth in all won 16 Gold and 11 Silver medals. She holds to her credit of being a national champion in three events namely heptathlon, 100 meters hurdles and long jump and achieving national record in long jump and heptathlon.
At International level, she brought accolades to India by winning a number of international medals. She participated in two Asian Games, three Asian Track & Field Championships and two South Asian Games. In all, she won 3 Gold and 1 Silver at the South Asian Games and also held the games record in long jump.
Her other key awards include – in 1983, Rajyotsava Award (Highest State Award), in 1990, Dasara Award (State Award), in 1999 Indian Banks Association Award for outstanding Achievements, Rotary Award for contribution to Athletics and Lions Award for contribution to Athletics.
June 9,2011 - Reeth won a silver medal at the World Masters Athletics in Sacramento,USA
* To create an environment wherein sportspersons (former competitors) can manage local level clubs,
state level associations and national level federations
* To create an atmosphere wherein sports are practiced and competed without the influence of drugs
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and was once the national champion in long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
and heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
. She won the Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
in 1997.
Reeth studied in Christ the King Convent, Mysore. She would participate in many school events. In the concluding function of middle school education, she played a key role in a skit. She was a kho kho player. Starting from Kho Kho, she went on to become a famous athlete.
In 1997, Government of India honoured Reeth Abraham with The Arjuna Award (the highest sports award conferred by Government of the state of India). During the course of her long athletic career spanning over 15 years (1976–1992), Reeth represented Karnataka State and India on a number of occasions, setting records along the way.
She served the country in the best tradition maintaining a high level of performance. All her achievements were the result of her dedication, application and sense of discipline.
Her best achievement was as a mother when she won a national championship within 10 months of giving birth. She is also the first Indian mother to break a national record and the South Asian Games record. She also holds to her credit being the first Asian woman to win an Asian medal in an Individual event as a mother.
At national level championships, Reeth in all won 16 Gold and 11 Silver medals. She holds to her credit of being a national champion in three events namely heptathlon, 100 meters hurdles and long jump and achieving national record in long jump and heptathlon.
At International level, she brought accolades to India by winning a number of international medals. She participated in two Asian Games, three Asian Track & Field Championships and two South Asian Games. In all, she won 3 Gold and 1 Silver at the South Asian Games and also held the games record in long jump.
Her other key awards include – in 1983, Rajyotsava Award (Highest State Award), in 1990, Dasara Award (State Award), in 1999 Indian Banks Association Award for outstanding Achievements, Rotary Award for contribution to Athletics and Lions Award for contribution to Athletics.
June 9,2011 - Reeth won a silver medal at the World Masters Athletics in Sacramento,USA
Clean Sports India
June 2010, Reeth along with other accomplished athletes and sports enthusiasts founded Clean Sports India, a novel organization with the following objectives* To create an environment wherein sportspersons (former competitors) can manage local level clubs,
state level associations and national level federations
* To create an atmosphere wherein sports are practiced and competed without the influence of drugs