Harmilan Bains

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{{Short description|Indian athlete}}
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| fullname = Harmilan Kaur Bains
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|23 April 1998}}
| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
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| event = 800 m, 1500 m & 3000 m
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'''Harmilan Kaur Bains''' (born 23 April 1998) in a [[Jat]] family of Bains gotra. Is an athlete from [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. She was selected for the Asian Games Indian athletics team. She won the silver medal in the [[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's 1500 metres|1500m at the 2022 Asian Games]] in Hangzhou, China.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-10-01 |title=Asian Games: Harmilan Bains wins silver in women's 1500m; Ajay Kumar, Jinson Johnson take silver and bronze in men's 1500m |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/asian-games/asian-games-2023-india-athletics-harmilan-bains-silver-medal-timing-news-milestones-overall-tally/article67369152.ece |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games: Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains and Jinson Johnson win medals after impressive show in 1500m race |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2023/story/asian-games-2023-ajay-kumar-harmilan-bains-and-jinson-johnson-win-medals-in-1500m-race-2443080-2023-10-01 |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: India clinch shooting silver |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/asian-games-2023-live-updates-day-8-india-vs-china-badminton-shooting-nikhat-zareen-boxing-aditi-ashok-golf-hangzhou-101696102162776.html |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> She is the Indian record holder in 1500m.

== Early life ==
Harmilan hails from Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She did her schooling at Doaba Public School, Mahilpur and the Saint Soldier School, Hoshiarpur. Harmilan's parents are both athletes.<ref name=":0" /> Her father [[Amandeep Bains]] won a 1500m medal in the South Asian Games and her mother, [[Madhuri Singh (athlete)|Madhuri Singh]], won silver in [[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 800 metres|800m at the 2002 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=Asian Games, women's 1500m: 'Chena Toast' sweet from Lucknow awaits Harmilan Kaur Bains as the parents, international athletes themselves, await her return |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/asian-games-womens-1500m-chena-toast-sweet-from-lucknow-awaits-harmilan-kaur-bains-as-the-parents-await-her-return-8964411/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Her mother was also an Arjuna Awardee in the year 2003. She trained at the Sports Authority of India training centre at Dharamashala. She was supported by the CSR programme of Sportskeeda website.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=K |first=Baraneetharan |date=2023-10-01 |title=Sportskeeda-supported athlete Harmilan Bains wins Asian Games Silver in 1500m |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/news-sportskeeda-supported-athlete-harmilan-bains-wins-asian-games-silver-1500m |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Career ==

* 2023: Harmilan won the silver medal in the 1500m at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics: Harmilan Bains & Ajay Kumar secure silver, Jinson Johnson claims bronze at Asian Games 2023 |url=https://khelnow.com/asian-games/2023-09-asian-games-2023-athletics-1500m-report |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Panicker |first=Amar Sunil |date=2023-10-01 |title=Asian Games: Harmilan Bains Secures Silver in the Women's 1500m Race |url=https://www.news18.com/sports/asian-games-harmilan-bains-secures-silver-in-the-womens-1500m-race-8599633.html |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=news18.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Athletics: Sable, Tajinderpal win gold; silver for Sreeshankar, Ajay Kumar, Harmilan Bains & Jyothi Yarraji |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2023/10/01/asian-games-2022-athletics-india-round-up.html |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=OnManorama}}</ref>
* 2023: She won silver medals in both 1500m and 800m at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
* 2021: She clocked 4:05.39 in 1500m at the National Open Championships 2021 in Warangal to set a new National Record erasing Sunita Rani's 2002 record of 4:06.03.<ref name=":1" />
* 2021: She clocked 2:02.57, her personal best in the 800m at the 2021 Nationals in Patiala.
* 2020: Won a gold medal each in the 1500m and 800m at the Khelo India University Games.
* 2016: She won a bronze medal in the 1500m at the Asian Junior Championships at Ho Chi-Minh, Vietnam. She times 4:33.02.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{World Athletics|14776053}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Indian female middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:Indian female long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Athletes from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]

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