| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sapana Punia |
| Born | (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 36) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Updated on 29 August 2015 | |
Sapana, also known as Sapana Punia (born 2 January 1988) is a female racewalker from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. She competed in the 20 km walk at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but did not finish. She set a national record in the 20 km walk at the 2015 National Games with at time of 1:40:35.70.
Punia is also a sub-inspector in the Rajasthan Police.
References
- "Women's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Amsan, Andrew (30 December 2015). "Boosted by Rio ticket, Sapna Punia eyes better timing". India Today. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ Mukherjee, Debayan (13 May 2016). "Race walker Sapna off to Poland to train ahead of Rio Games". Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- "Rio 2016: Race Walkers Sandeep, Khushbir, Sapana Disappoint India". News18. Indo-Asian News Service. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- Vinod, A. (12 February 2016). "National Games: Dutee Chand sprints to glory". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- Express Web Desk (1 August 2016). "Sapna Punia Profile". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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