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{{Short description|Indian athlete (born 2000)}}
'''Kiran Pahal''' (5 August 2000) is an Indian athlete from [[Haryana]]. She specialises in [[400 metres]] run. She is the second athlete from India to go sub-51sec in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-27 |title=Kiran Pahal qualifies for Paris Olympics, becomes 2nd fastest Indian women's 400m runner |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/athletics/story/kiran-pahal-paris-olympics-qualifies-400m-second-best-timing-2559234-2024-06-27 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> She qualified for the [[India at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris in 400m.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ganesan |first=Uthra |date=2024-06-27 |title=Paris 2024: Kiran Pahal qualifies for women's 400m in Olympics from National Inter-state Championships |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/paris-2024-kiran-pahal-qualifies-of-olympic-games-2024-400-metres-from-national-championships/article68340809.ece |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-27 |title=Kiran Pahal secures Olympic berth in women's 400m |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/paris-olympics-2024/kiran-pahal-secures-olympic-berth-in-womens-400m/articleshow/111319526.cms |access-date=2024-06-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> At Olympics, she clocked only 52.51 in the heats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nalwala |first=Ali Asgar |date=19 July 2025 |title=Indian Open Athletics 2025: Kiran Pahal bags 400m crown in her first competition since Paris Olympics |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/indian-open-athletics-meet-2025-patna-report |access-date=10 April 2026 |website=Olympics}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Pahal is from [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]]. She has no sponsors and trains on her own in Haryana under her coach Ashissh Chhikara.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-27 |title=Fight with family, financial struggles and injuries: Quartermiler Kiran Pahal overcomes hurdles to qualify for Paris Olympics |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/kiran-pahal-india-paris-2024-olympics-quatermiler-9419464/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> After her father died, she has been having differences with her mother and siblings and trains on her own.<ref name=":2" />

== Career ==
Pahal is a three time National champion. In June 2022, she won the 400m individual event at the inter state championship at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], Chennai clocking 52.57.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pahal KIRAN {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/pahal-kiran-14995337 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> She was part of the {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay teams that won the National title in October 2019 at [[Ranchi]] and June 2021 at Patiala. She also takes part in 100m and 200m but has been focussing on 400m. She is ranked 139 in world rankings in 400m.<ref name=":1" />

She clocked 50.92s in 400m in the semifinals at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships at [[Panchkula]] on 27 June 2024 to qualify for Olympics. The qualifying mark for Olympics was 50.95s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-27 |title=Indian sports highlights, June 27: 400m runner Kiran Pahal qualifies for Paris Olympics |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/40437661/indian-sports-live-june-27-2024-news-updates-scores-results-commentary |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> The Indian female athlete to take part in the 400m at Olympics was [[Nirmala Sheoran|Nirmal Sheoran]] at [[Rio Olympics]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiran Pahal secures surprise Olympic berth; injury ends Eldhose Paul's dream |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2024/06/28/kiran-pahal-secures-surprise-olympic-berth-injury-ends-eldhose-pauls-dream.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Onmanorama}}</ref>

In July 2025, she won the gold in the women's 400 m event at the Indian Open Athletics 2025 at Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2025 |title=Olympian Kiran Pahal strikes gold in Women's 400m at Indian Open Athletics 2025 |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/olympian-kiran-pahal-strikes-gold-in-womens-400m-at-indian-open-athletics-202520250720130421/ |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

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ClaytonFogg at 07:27, 10 April 2026