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Neelu Mishra

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Neelu Mishra
Personal information
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
OccupationAthletics in India
Sport
SportTrack and field

Neelu Mishra (/nee-loo mish-ra/ alias Neelu Anand Dubey, born 1 July 1972) is an Indian Sprinter from Varanasi, India.[1] She has represented India in Master Athletics, meant for athletes over 35 years at various competitions in various track and field events such as the 100 meters, 200 meters, 80 meters hurdle, Long Jump, and High Jump.[2] A child prodigy in sports, Mishra grew up in Basti, Uttar Pradesh and participated in more than 10 national tournaments through the late 1980s and the early 1990s and bagged countless medals. She was the fourth fastest girl in India in 1994, and her state level inter-university record of clocking 100 meters in 12.00 seconds in 1993 remains unbeaten till date.[3]

After getting married in 1995, she had to stop participating in sports due to societal pressure and family commitments. A few years into her married life, she was diagnosed with acute renal infection, several heart complications, obesity, asthma, chronic diabetes, and hypertension. In 2002, experts feared that her life was in grave danger as prolonged intake of antibiotics turned her into a veritable vegetable.[3]

Professional Career    

International Events At the International level, she brought accolades to India by winning several international medals. She participated in the World Masters Athletics Championship, Finland in 2009 and won a bronze medal.[4][5]

Asia Masters Athletics Championships held at Kuala Lumpur in 2010.

National Events

Neelu participated and proved her accolade at multiple national events before getting married. However, coming back in her ‘second innings’, over the period of 12 years, she has won a total of 8 golds, 21 silvers and 7 bronze medals in 5 All India Civil Services Athletics Competitions[1] and 10 National Master's Athletics Competitions.

Since 2009, she has also been bearing the flag of the team captain of the contingent of athletes representing the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh at the national level competitions.[6]


Medal Record
World Master's Athletics Championships[1]
1 Bronze 2009 Lahti[2] W35 High Jump
Asian Master's Athletics Championships[3]
2 Gold 2009 Chiang Mai[4] W35 High Jump
3 Gold 2010 Chennai W35 100 meters
4 Gold 2010 Chennai W35 200 meters
5 Gold 2010 Chennai W35 High Jump
6 Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur[5] W35 100 meters
7 Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur[6] W35 200 meters
8 Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur[7] 4 x 100 meters relay
9 Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur[8] 4 x 400 meters relay
10 Bronze 2010 Kuala Lumpur[9] W35 Long Jump
11 Gold 2011 Kedah W35 100 meters
12 Gold 2011 Kedah W35 100 meters hurdle
13 Gold 2011 Kedah W35 200 meters
14 Silver 2011 Kedah 4 x 100 meters relay
15 Gold 2011 Bangkok W35 100 meters
16 Gold 2011 Bangkok W35 High Jump
17 Gold 2011 Bangkok W35 100 meters hurdle
18 Gold 2011 Bangkok 4 x 100 meters relay
19 Gold 2011 Bangkok 4 x 400 meters relay
20 Silver 2011 Bangkok W35 200 meters
21 Gold 2012 Taipei[10] W40 200 meters
22 Gold 2012 Taipei[11] 4 x 400 meters relay
23 Silver 2012 Taipei[12] 4 x 100 meters relay
24 Bronze 2012 Taipei[13] W40 100 meters
25 Gold 2014 Kuantan W40 Long Jump
26 Gold 2014 Kuantan 4 x 100 meters relay
27 Silver 2014 Kuantan W40 100 meters
28 Silver 2014 Kuantan W40 200 meters
29 Silver 2014 Kuantan 4 x 400 meters relay
30 Silver 2014 Kuantan W40 80 meters hurdle
31 Silver 2014 Kitakami[14] 4 x 100 meters relay
32 Silver 2014 Kitakami[15] 4 x 400 meters relay
33 Silver 2016 Singapore[16] 4 x 100 meters relay
34 Bronze 2016 Singapore[17] W40 80 meters hurdle
35 Gold 2018 Penang 4 x 100 meters relay
36 Gold 2018 Penang 4 x 400 meters relay
37 Silver 2018 Penang W45 100 meters
38 Silver 2018 Penang W45 200 meters
39 Gold 2019 Kuching 4 x 100 meters relay
All India Civil Services
40 Gold 2011 Bhopal 100 meters
41 Silver 2012 Chennai 200 meters
42 Silver 2016 Delhi Long Jump
43 Bronze 2016 Delhi 100 meters
44 Silver 2017 Guntur 100 meters
45 Silver 2019 Raipur 100 meters
46 Silver 2019 Raipur 200 meters
National Master's Athletics Championships
47 Gold 2009 Hisar W35 High Jump
48 Silver 2009 Hisar W35 100 meters
49 Gold 2011 Chandigarh W35 100 meters hurdle
50 Silver 2011 Chandigarh W35 100 meters
51 Silver 2011 Chandigarh W35 200 meters
52 Gold 2012 Bangalore W35 100 meters
53 Gold 2012 Bangalore W35 100 meters hurdle
54 Silver 2012 Bangalore W35 200 meters
55 Silver 2014 Coimbatore W40 200 meters
56 Silver 2014 Coimbatore W40 100 meters
57 Bronze 2014 Coimbatore W40 80 meters hurdle
58 Silver 2015 Goa W40 100 meters
59 Silver 2015 Goa W40 200 meters
60 Bronze 2015 Goa W40 80 meters hurdle
61 Silver 2016 Mysore W40 100 meters
62 Silver 2016 Mysore W40 200 meters
63 Bronze 2016 Mysore W40 Long Jump
64 Bronze 2018 Bangalore W45 80 meters hurdle
65 Bronze 2018 Bangalore W45 High Jump
66 Gold 2019 Guntur W45 200 meters
67 Silver 2019 Guntur W45 100 meters
68 Silver 2019 Guntur W45 80 meters hurdle
69 Silver 2019 Goa W45 80 meters hurdle
70 Silver 2019 Goa 4 x 100 meters
71 Bronze 2019 Goa W45 High Jump
72 Gold 2020 Imphal W45 100 meters
73 Gold 2020 Imphal W45 200 meters
74 Silver 2020 Imphal W45 80 meters hurdle
2nd All India Master Games, 2019
75 Silver 2019 Dehradun W40 Trap Shooting

References

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  1. ^ "Coming up: Biopic on athlete's comeback story!". Hindustan Times. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ "National Masters Athletic Championship: बनारस की बहू नीलू ने 80मीटर हर्डल में नीलू ने जीता रजत". Patrika News (in Hindi). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Sprint queen returns with global dreams". Hindustan Times. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ "एशियाई पैसेफिक मास्टर्स गेम्स में बनारस की नीलू मिश्रा ने जीता दूसरा स्वर्ण पदक". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ "मास्‍टर्स ऐथलेटिक्स चैंपियनशिप में जाने वाली इंडियन टीम का हिस्सा बनीं वाराणसी की नीलू मिश्रा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ Dainik, Bhaskar (17 December 2017). "बीमारी की वजह से 6 Yr बेड पर रही ये एथलीट, फ‍िर भी IND को दिए 24 गोल्ड". Dainik Bhaskar.