Hamirpur, Oct. 28 -- Manisha Kumari, 24, won laurels for the entire region by winning gold medal in the South Asian Athletics Championship in 4 X 400 meters relay race at the Birsa Munda Stadium, Ranchi. Hailing from a remote village Utpur of Hamirpur District, she became the first athlete from the district to win such a prestigious medal.
Manisha comes from a humble family. Her father, Ramesh Chand, is a truck driver and her mother Sheela Devi, is a homemaker. Despite being raised in odd circumstances, Manisha has faced and successfully overcome many obstacles to make her mark internationally.
The Hamirpur District Athletics Association congratulated its first international gold medalist and thanked her for making Hamirpur, Himachal Prad...