Seema (athlete)
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| Nationality |  Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 2001 (age 24) Mansa, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 37 (cross country) 104 (10K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Seema (born January 10, 2001 ) is an Indian athlete who specializes in long-distance running. In 2023, she won the national 10km championship in India. In 2024, she won gold in the 17th Asian Cross Country Championships in Hong Kong.[1]
Sports career
[edit]Seema gained her first international experience in 2017 when she won the bronze medal in the 3000m race at the Asian Youth Championships in Bangkok in 10:05.27 minutes. She then took ninth place at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau in 10:09.34 minutes. The following year, she took fifth place at the Asian Junior Championships in Gifu in 10:12.33 minutes, before finishing 13th at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
In 2023, she became the Indian champion in the 10,000 meters.
At the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, she came 34th in the individual race with a time of 34:35 minutes. In October 20024, she won the Asian Cross Country Championships in Hong Kong in 37:20 minutes.[1]
In 2025, Seema took sixth place in the 10,000m race at the Asian Championships in Gumi in 33:08.23 minutes.
As of 2025, she ranks 37th in the world for cross-country running, and 104th for the 10K.[2]
Personal bests
[edit]- 3000 meters: 9:50.54 min, November 19, 2017, in Vijayawada
- 5000 meters: 15:30.70 min, May 17, 2024, in Los Angeles
- 10,000 meters: 32:07.67 min, March 16, 2024, in San Juan Capistrano