Nandini Agasara is an Indian athlete who mainly competes in the 200 m, 800 m, 100 m hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin throw and heptathlon events. In 2023, she won a bronze medal in the heptathlon event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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Wiki/Biography
Nandini Agasara was born on Thursday, 7 August 2003 (age 20 years; as of 2023) in Secunderabad, Telangana. His zodiac sign is Leo. At the age of 16, the coach of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bolarum saw him in a sports competition in the school and was impressed by his performance. He then sent him to Indian coach N Ramesh, who advised him to meet him in Gachibowli. After this he got admission in Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institute, Secunderabad, Telangana. In 2023, he joined Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana to pursue BBA.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 9 ½”
Weight: 67 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father, Yellappa, worked as a security guard and later, he started his own tea shop in Kapran, Secunderabad. Her mother works as a domestic help. He has two younger brothers and one of his brothers is named Harshit Agasara.
Nandini Agasara with her parents
Nandini Agasara with her brothers
gender identity
After winning the bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games in 2023, Indian athlete Swapna Barman made allegations against Nandini and called her transgender. After this, Swapna shared a post on her Twitter account making such allegations without directly naming Nandini.
Swapna Burman’s tweet is pointing towards Nandini Agasara
However, he later deleted the tweet. Later, when Nandini was asked about the allegations, she said that she was a woman and not transgender. He said,
I know what I am. Ask him to show proof. I will also show that I have won a medal for India. I just want to do good for the country. Now that we have won, people have started talking about it. I will definitely raise this issue with AFI. I wanted to enjoy the moment of winning the medal but my mother is not well so I am going back to India.
livelihood
In 2018, he began his professional training in various athletic competitions. Later, he participated in various programs.
100 meter race
In the 100 meters running category, he participated in various athletics competitions such as the National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, the Telangana State Championships in Hyderabad and the Indian Grand Prix at the Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium in Bengaluru.
200 meter race and 800 meter race
Under the 200 m and 800 m categories, he participated in athletics championships such as the Indian U20 Championships in Thiruvananthapuram, the Indian Championships in Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and the 19th Asian Games in HOC Stadium in Hangzhou.
high jump, shot put, javelin throw
She has participated in the Indian U20 Championships in Thiruvananthapuram, the 19th Asian Games at the HOC Stadium in Hangzhou and the Indian Championships in various events such as high jump, shot put and javelin throw at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
long jump
Under the long jump category, she has participated in some championships like 19th Asian Games at HOC Stadium in Hangzhou, National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, Federation Cup in Patiala and National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship in Patiala. Athletics Championship in Patiala.
heptathlon
In athletic competitions such as the Indian U20 Championships in Thiruvananthapuram, the Indian Championships in Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and the 19th Asian Games in HOC Stadium in Hangzhou, Nandini participated in the heptathlon event.
4×100 meter relay
Under the 4×100 meter relay race, he participated in competitions like National Open Championship at Stadium Hanamkonda in Warangal, Indian National Games in Gujarat and National Interstate Senior Athletics Championship in Patiala.
100 meter hurdles
In 2022, he competed in the 100m hurdles at various championships including the Indian U23 Championships in Bilaspur, the National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala, the National Open Athletics Championships in Bengaluru – Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium and the World Athletics U20 Championships in Pascual Guerrero Stadium. . In Cali. He has been trained under Indian coaches Coaches Laxman, Ramesh, Nagraj and Praveen.
Nandini Agasara with her coach (Extreme Back)
Nandini Agasara and her coach
medal
Sleep
- 2020: Under-17 long jump competition at Khelo India Youth Games
- 2021: 100m event at Junior National State Meet, Gachibowli
Nandini Agasara with her gold medal at the Junior National State Meet in 2021
silver
- 2021: National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships, Patiala
- 2022: 100 meters hurdles at the National Open Athletics Championships, Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Bengaluru
Brass
- 2023: Heptathlon competition at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Nandini Agasara wins medal in Asian Games 2022
Note: He has around 27 medals to his name in various athletic events.
award
- 2021: Women Leadership Award in Sports Category
Nandini Agasara with her Women’s National Award
Facts/General Knowledge
- While she was studying in school, she started participating in various athletic competitions. However, his family could not afford the fees for his professional training.
- In an interview, he said that his maternal grandfather helped him make a career in sports. The financial condition of his family was not good. Earlier she lived under a flyover with her family. After his father got a job as a security guard, they started living in a rented house. She also said that she used to practice racing barefoot and her coach Praveen had given her athletic shoes.
- His work is managed by Celebrate Sport.
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