CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Lalita Babar is an Indian long-distance runner. She predominantly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and is the current Indian national record holder and the reigning Asian Champion in the same event.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lalita started her career in athletics as a long-distance runner at a young age and won her first Gold medal in the U-20 National Championships at Pune in 2005. She is currently supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company, a sports management company based in New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fondly called the ‘Mandeshi Express’, Lalita set a new national record at 9 minutes, 19.76 seconds while qualifying for the finals. She also became the first runner to reach any Olympics track final since the legendary P T Usha missed a podium finish by a whisker in the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Detailed explanation-4: -The history of Indian sports can be traced back to the Vedic age. During the era of Ramayana & Mahabharata, around 1900 BC – 7000 BC, men of status & honor were expected to be competitive in sports like Archery, horsemanship, wrestling, weight-lifting, swimming & hunting.