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Bhawna Jat Biography
Bhawana Jat is a race walker from India who was born on March 1, 1996. She is from Kabra village in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district.
Bhawana began racewalking at the age of 13 after being inspired by her physical education teacher. Bhawana’s physical therapy teacher encouraged her to attempt jogging after noticing her athletic build. Bhawana had to drop out of school since her family couldn’t afford it. Her family and she resided in a mud hut. Her family was only able to afford two meals per day.
Bhawana used to get up at 3 a.m. and go for a run on a muddy track near her mud hut. Her village neighbors would frequently dissuade and tempt her into running since they didn’t want to see her in shorts. Village elders advised her to stay at home and help with domestic tasks.
She works for the Indian Railways in Howrah, West Bengal, as a ticket collector.
| Real Name | Bhawana Jat |
| Age | 25 years (as of 2021) |
| Birthday | 3 January 1996 |
| Birthplace | Rajsamand District, Rajasthan |
| Hometown | Kabra Village, Rajsamand District, Rajasthan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Profession | Athletic |
| Famous For | Race Walking |
Bhawna Jat Physical Appearance
| Height | 5’3″ |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Natural Black |
Bhawna Jat Family
Shankar Lal Jat and Nosar Devi had a daughter named Bhawana Jat. Her father is a farmer and the family’s primary breadwinner, hence she comes from a farming family. Bhawana has an older brother named Prakash Jat, who has a mental illness.
| Husband | N/A |
| Father | Shankar Lal Jat (Farmer) |
| Mother | Nosar Devi (Homemaker) |
| Siblings | Prakash Jat (Brother) |
Bhawna Jat Career
When Bhawana first started race walking, she faced societal pressures and misogyny, but it didn’t affect her. In 2010, Bhawana competed in her first competitive event, the Rajasthan Athletics Championships, where she represented her school in a 3000m race walk event. Bhawana went on to compete in a number of district-level tournaments, where she began to earn gold.
Bhawana competed in many Junior Nationals tournaments between 2011 and 2014 but did not win any medals. Her professional breakthrough came in 2015, when she took silver in a 20km race walk at the Junior Nationals. In the same year, she won gold in the 10km race walk at the Junior Federation Cup and was accepted into the SAI centre in Bengaluru. She trained there for the following two years.
She finished 10th in a 20km race walk with a time of 1:53.36s at the 6th National Open Race Walking Championships 2019. This was her first national tournament at the senior level. Bhawana surpassed Baby Swomya’s national record of 1.30:29s by clocking 1:29.54s at the National Open Race Walking Championships in Ranchi, Jharkhand, in 2020.
Bhawana Jat Achievements
Bhawana will make her international debut in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, after years of hard work. She will compete in a 20-kilometer race walk for India. She qualified for the Olympics last year after beating a qualifying time of 1:31.00s with a national record of 1:29:54s set at the National Open Race Walking Championships in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
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