V. S. Surekha
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V. S. Surekha (born August 14, 1984) is an India
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er. She holds the current national record of 4.08 m set at the national circuit meet held at Patiala on 23 October 2006. She was named the "Best Female Athlete" of the Standard Chartered 44th National Open athletics championship. Surekha is the first Indian female pole vaulter to clear 4.00 meters. Surekha is married to the triple jumper and Indian National record holder Renjith Maheshwary
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; her first national record was 3.51 m, a record set at the 43rd Open National Athletic Championship in Bangalore
on 28 September 2003. At the third National Federation Cup junior athletic meet in Chennai
, Surekha set a new meet record of 3.45 m. In the next year on 12 September, at the Standard Chartered Open National Athletics in Mumbai
, she bettered her national mark by vaulting 3.55m. At the meeting at 1st national athletics circuit meet at New Delhi
, Surekha set a new national record, with a height of 3.70 m only to see her rival Chetna Solanki increase this by ten centimeters the following month. However, in the same year Surekha equalled Chetna's record at an international meet at Incheon
on 2 September. On September 5, 2006 in New Delhi
, Surekha became the first Indian vaulter to clear 4.00 meters by jumping 4.05 to set a new Indian national record. Her current national record of 4.08 m was set at the national circuit meet held at Patiala on 23 October 2006.
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...
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Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er. She holds the current national record of 4.08 m set at the national circuit meet held at Patiala on 23 October 2006. She was named the "Best Female Athlete" of the Standard Chartered 44th National Open athletics championship. Surekha is the first Indian female pole vaulter to clear 4.00 meters. Surekha is married to the triple jumper and Indian National record holder Renjith Maheshwary
Renjith Maheshwary
In this Indian name, the name Maheshwary is a matronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Renjith.Renjith Maheshwary is an Indian triple jumper. He finished fourth at the 2006 Asian Games and won the 2007 Asian Championships...
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Career
Surekha was born in KeralaKerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
; her first national record was 3.51 m, a record set at the 43rd Open National Athletic Championship in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
on 28 September 2003. At the third National Federation Cup junior athletic meet in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Surekha set a new meet record of 3.45 m. In the next year on 12 September, at the Standard Chartered Open National Athletics in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, she bettered her national mark by vaulting 3.55m. At the meeting at 1st national athletics circuit meet at New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, Surekha set a new national record, with a height of 3.70 m only to see her rival Chetna Solanki increase this by ten centimeters the following month. However, in the same year Surekha equalled Chetna's record at an international meet at Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
on 2 September. On September 5, 2006 in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, Surekha became the first Indian vaulter to clear 4.00 meters by jumping 4.05 to set a new Indian national record. Her current national record of 4.08 m was set at the national circuit meet held at Patiala on 23 October 2006.