Seema Punia (Discus Throw) Age, Height, Weight, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Seema Punia

• Seema Punia is an Indian discus thrower who represents India at numerous nationwide and worldwide occasions.

• At the age of 11, she began taking part in hurdle races in her faculty competitions and received many athletic competitions. In an interview, whereas speaking about encouraging Seema in sports activities, her father mentioned,
  

  We inspired her as a lot as we may and by no means pressurised her about her research. We fed her with milk and ghee to construct up her stamina. I accompanied her wherever she needed to go.”

• Later, she began practising the lengthy leap, however quickly, she developed an curiosity within the shot put and discus throw.
  

  Seema Punia whereas practising discus throw

• Seema has participated in lots of nationwide and worldwide discus throw competitions like Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Olympics.

• She went by a rock section in her profession, when she was examined optimistic for the pseudoephedrine drug take a look at in 2000, and he or she needed to return her gold medal which she received within the World Junior Championships 2000.

• Sema was honoured with the Bhim Award from the Haryana Government on 26 June 2006 for her contribution in sports activities.

• She joined the Haryana Police as a sub-inspector in 2010. In an interview, she shared that she confronted large issues in her profession as a result of lack of help from the sports activities authorities in India. In an interview, whereas speaking about it, she mentioned,
  

  It was solely after court docket orders that I received a sub-inspector job. Every time I signify my case for promotion, I used to be informed that solely Asian Games gold medallist could be promoted to DSP rank. I knew it was not true in case you take a look at the circumstances of different athletes. But I don’t wish to take any identify. All I wish to say is that now I’m additionally an Asiad gold medallist, please deal with me at par.”

• On successful a gold medal within the Asian Games in 2014, she mentioned,
  

  I’m very glad to get the gold which I anticipated to win at present. I’ve skilled for this gold over the past three years. I had waited for this after lacking the final two Asian Games. I normally don’t carry out effectively in my first throw. But I adopted my coach’s directions at present to hurl the disc previous the 55m mark with my first try.”

• She represented India on the Tokyo Olympics 2020 within the discus throw. The Olympics had been held in 2021 as a result of coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

In an interview, she mentioned that her choice will at all times be discus throw, however she needed to strive shot put additionally. She additional added,

My life revolves round discus. That’s the one factor I do know. The sport has given me a lot permitting me to discover the world. If it was not for discus, I’d have been confined to some distant village in Haryana attending to cows. My mission is to win an Olympic medal which continues to be unaccomplished and the subsequent two years will likely be devoted to fulfilling this dream. Though discus continues to be my prime focus, I’m itching to strive my hand at shot put. In India, we don’t have high quality girls shot putters. I had received medals on the Asian degree throughout my junior days and I don’t thoughts having one other try.’’

• In 2021, she requested the Indian sports activities federation to check the Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur for hyperandrogenism dose. She hinted that the sudden enchancment in Kaur’s efficiency was due to doping. In an interview, Punia mentioned,
  

  When she threw 65m (on the Federation Cup) I used to be the primary to congratulate and admire her right here. But when she crossed 66m, and I noticed the footage, I had my doubts. Beyond some extent, sheer energy can not assist a girl thrower go that distance. It requires approach, health, agility, plenty of different issues, none of which she has.”