Kavita Rahut (née ''Raut'', born 5 May 1985) is an Indian

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from Nashik, Maharashtra. She holds the current national record for 10 km road running with a timing of 34:32 as well as the current national record in the half marathon with a timing of 1:12:50. She won the bronze medal in

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race at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, the first individual track medal by an Indian woman athlete at the Commonwealth Games. She also won the silver medal in 10,000 metres race at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

Biography

Kavita Raut was born in a tribal family on 5 May 1985 in Sawarpada, a village near Harsul, Nashik in Maharashtra state, India. She is employed with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and is married to Mahesh Tungar.she is known as 'Savarpada Express'.

Career

Raut won a bronze medal at the 2009 Asian athletics championships held at Guangzhou, China. She won another bronze medal in the

race at the

held at New Delhi on 8 October 2010 with a timing of 33:05.28. The medal was the first individual track medal by an Indian athlete at the Commonwealth Games in more than 50 years, after

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gold at the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games. It was also the first individual track medal by an Indian woman athlete in the history of Commonwealth Games. She also won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres race at the

held at Guangzhou, China on 21 November 2010 with a timing of 31:51.44, which is her personal best. The medal was a double victory for India, as

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won the gold in the same event with a timing of 31:50.47 setting a record for India's best. She started the following season with a 5000/10,000 m double at the

2011 National Games of India The 2011 National Games of India, also known as the ''34th National Games of India'' and informally as Jharkhand 2011 was the 34th edition of National Games of India, held from 12 February 2011 to 26 February 2011 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. S ...

, setting Games records in both events. Tungar holds the current Indian National record for 10 km road running with a mark of 34:32, set at the Sunfeast World 10K in Bangalore. She is a recipient of

Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...

. Tungar received the

in 2012 and the Suvarnaratna Award in 2015.

References

External links

Kavita Raut at Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tungar, Kavita Living people 1985 births Indian female long-distance runners 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people People from Nashik Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Sportswomen from Maharashtra Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Recipients of the Arjuna Award Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of India Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes from Maharashtra South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in athletics Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games