Basanta Bahadur Rana

Sepoy Basanta Bahadur Rana (born 18 January 1984 in Chamkipur, Nawalparasi District, Nepal[1]) is an Indian athlete who competes in racewalking.[2] He represented India in the 50 km race walk event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. His personal best in this event before the Games was 4:02:13 and he bettered it by clocking a time of 3:56:48, a new national record.

Subedar
Basanta Bahadur Rana
Basanta Bahadur Rana in 2013
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984
Chamkipur, Nawalparasi, Nepal
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
RankSubedar
UnitGorkha Rifles
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)50 km walk
ClubServices Sport Control Board, Delhi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3:56:48 (London 2012) NR
Updated on 11 August 2012.

2012 Summer Olympics

Basanta qualified for the Olympics at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia in May 2012, with a B qualifying standard. He was trained by the former national record holder Gurdev Singh. In the 1960 Olympics at Rome, Zora Singh was 8th clocking 4:37:44.6s.

Basanta finished 36th in the event by setting a new national record of 3:56:48. By setting this record, Basanta broke the previous national record of 4:16:22 clocked by his mentor Gurdev Singh who had set it in Hyderabad in 2005.[3]

Personal life

Basanta is from a hamlet, located 12 hours north of Kathmandu, Nepal.[4] He joined the Indian army in 2002 and is currently serving at the Gorkha Regiment. Basanta is supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company.[5]

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. IAAF Profile
  3. Shreedutta Chidananda (8 July 2012). "FEATURES / SUNDAY MAGAZINE : The loneliness of the long-distance walkers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. "Basanta Bahadur Rana Olympics 2012 Player Profile, News, Medals - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  5. "An introduction to Indian long distance walkers". The Hindu. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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