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V. K. Vismaya

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V. K. Vismaya
Personal information
Full nameVelluva Koroth Vismaya
Born (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27)
Sreekandapuram, Kannur district, Kerala, India[1]
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
400 m - 52.12 (2019)
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Women's 4×400 m
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Women's 4×400 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Mixed 4×400 m

Velluva Koroth Vismaya (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian athlete from Kerala who specializes in the 400 metres. She was part of the gold-winning Indian team at the 2018 Asian Games.[2]

Early life and education

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Vismaya hails from Kannur, Kerala.[2] Her father is a construction labourer. She started athletics late only at the age of 11. She is a B.Sc. Mathematics graduate.[2]

Career

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Vismaya was part of the Indian women's 4 × 400 metres relay team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.[2] At the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships, she won silver in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay and silver in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay. The quartet of Vismaya, Muhammed Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom and Jisna Mathew competed in the 4 × 400 metres mixed team relay at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, where they clocked 3:16.14 in the heats to qualify for the final and secured a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3].The team finished seventh in the finals of the world athletics championships with a timing of 3:15: 77.[4]

Domestic

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She won the gold medal in 400m at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships held in October 2019.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "VELLUVA KOROTH Vismaya". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Weak link Vismaya anchors India to relay gold". ESPN. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ Rayan, Stan (28 September 2019). "World Athletics Championships: Indian mixed relay team books Olympics berth, reaches final". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finishes 7th in World Championships". The Hindu. 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Tajinder breaks shot put national record, gets closer to Tokyo Olympics".
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