Pinki Pramanik
Athlete
Pinki Pramanik is an Indian athlete who has competed in sprint and middle distance events.
She was part of the 4x400 relay team that won silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, gold at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and gold at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games in Bangkok. She won three gold medals at the 2006 South Asian Games, winning the 400m and 800m events, as well as the relay.
At the age of 17, she won two bronze medals at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and had the rare opportunity to represent Asia at the IAAF World Championships in Athens in 2006.
All of Pinki’s big achievements in the track came when she was still a teenager. Unfortunately, she had to stop competing in 2007 because of injuries. However, she returned to the track in 2015.
She is an employee of the Eastern Railways, and is currently training at the Sports Authority of India, Kolkata. She has been outspoken about the rights of people from sexual minority groups.
She was part of the 4x400 relay team that won silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, gold at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and gold at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games in Bangkok. She won three gold medals at the 2006 South Asian Games, winning the 400m and 800m events, as well as the relay.
At the age of 17, she won two bronze medals at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and had the rare opportunity to represent Asia at the IAAF World Championships in Athens in 2006.
All of Pinki’s big achievements in the track came when she was still a teenager. Unfortunately, she had to stop competing in 2007 because of injuries. However, she returned to the track in 2015.
She is an employee of the Eastern Railways, and is currently training at the Sports Authority of India, Kolkata. She has been outspoken about the rights of people from sexual minority groups.