Hemanshi Parmar wins bronze at National Junior Athletics Championship

Hemanshi Parmar, an athlete from Gujarat, won bronze at the 41st National Junior Athletics Championship. She is from a remote village in Gir Somnath district and studies in Bhavnagar.

Education and athletics training

Parmar completed her schooling up to Class 12 in her village. She then enrolled in the first year of a Bachelor of Arts programme at Nandkunvarba Women’s College in Devarajnagar, Bhavnagar. The college arranged for her to train under senior athletics coach Sunilbhai Chaudhary.

Important Facts for Exams

• Indian BA structure: Under India’s National Education Policy 2020, BA programmes became four-year courses with multiple entry and exit options; three-year exits receive a BA, while four years lead to honours variants.
• Athletics governing body: The Athletics Federation of India is the national governing body for athletics and is affiliated internationally to World Athletics and the Asian Athletics Association.
• World Athletics age classification: In World Athletics terminology, the under-20 age group comprises athletes aged 18 or 19 on 31 December of the competition year.