Country India Events Racewalking Role Athlete | Name Manish Singh Sport Track and field | |
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Born 5 May 1991 (age 33) ( 1991-05-05 ) | ||
Manish singh indian athlete on his performance in olympics
Manish Singh (born 5 May 1991) is a male Indian racewalker. He competes in the 20 km and the 50 km events and is employed by the Uttarakhand State Police. He has been part of the Indian racewalking squad for the past 3 years.
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He competed in the 50 kilometeres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. Manish Singh also completed his 20 km race in 1 hour 20 minutes and 50 seconds at the IAAF Race Walking challenge in April 2015.
He is a landless agriculture labourer from Uttarakhand who has also worked as a waiter for a living.
He is currently being supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.
Career
Born in a family of modest means, Manish walked 7 km each way to school. He secured his berth for the Rio Olympics after making the qualification mark, clocking 1:22:50, at the IAAF Racewalking Challenge, finishing 9th.
At the Rio Olympics, Manish finished a commendable 13th in the 20km race walking category ahead of higher ranked opponents.