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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Lalita Babar<br />
| image = LalitaShivajiBabarRio2016.jpg<br />
| image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--><br />
| caption = Lalita Babar at the [[2016 Olympics]]<br />
| headercolor = lightblue<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| fullname = Lalita Shivaji Babar<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|06|02|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Mohi, [[Satara district|Satara]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| years_active = <br />
| height = {{height|m=1.66}}<br />
| weight = {{cvt|50|kg}}<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[3000 metres steeplechase]]<br />
| club = <br />
| pb = 9:19.76 ([[Rio de Janeiro]] 2016) '''[[List of Indian records in athletics|NR]]'''<br />
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|2015 Wuhan]]|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]]}}<br />
| updated = 13 August 2016<br />
}}<br />
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'''Lalita Babar''' (born 2 June 1989) is an Indian [[long-distance runner]]. She was born in a small village in the [[Satara district]], [[Maharashtra]]. She predominantly competes in the [[3000 metres steeplechase]] and is the current [[List of Indian records in athletics|Indian national record]] holder and the reigning Asian Champion in the same event.<br />
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Babar was named as the Sports Person of the Year in the India Sports Awards 2015 organised by [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry]] (FICCI) and the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India]].<br />
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== Early life and junior career ==<br />
Babar was born on 2 June 1989 in Mohi, a village in [[Satara district]], in the Indian State of [[Maharashtra]] into a family of farmers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Waghmode|first1=Vinayak|title=All eyes today on 'Mandeshi Express' Lalita Babar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/athletics/all-eyes-today-on-mandeshi-express-lalita-babar/articleshow/53706141.cms|accessdate=15 August 2016|work=The Times of India|date=15 August 2016}}</ref> She was born in an area which was regularly affected by [[drought]]s, which adversely affects the agriculture in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Family Battling Drought, but Lalita on a High with Asian Athletics Gold|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Family-Battling-Drought-but-Lalita-on-a-High-with-Asian-Athletics-Gold/2015/06/07/article2853728.ece|website = [[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate = 2015-11-02}}</ref><br />
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Babar started her career in athletics as a long-distance runner at a young age. She won her first Gold medal in the U-20 National Championships at [[Pune]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Satara-girl-Lalita-Babar.pdf |title=No Challenge is steep for Satara Girl Lalita Babar |access-date=1 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116082616/http://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Satara-girl-Lalita-Babar.pdf |archive-date=16 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
[[File:Finale3000mSteepleJO2016 003.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Babbar (first from ''left'') during the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|2016 Summer Olympics women's 3000 metres steeplechase final.]]]]<br />
Babar began her career in track and field athletics as a long-distance runner.<br />
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In 2014, she became the hat-trick winner of the [[Mumbai Marathon]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Lalita Babar sets new course record; completes hat-trick of titles at Mumbai Marathon |url= http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-lalita-babar-sets-new-course-record-completes-hat-trick-of-titles-at-mumbai-marathon-1953656 |newspaper= [[Daily News and Analysis]] |date= 19 January 2014 |accessdate= 5 October 2014}}</ref> Determined to win a medal in multi-discipline events like the [[Asian Games]] and [[Commonwealth Games]], she switched to 3000 metres steeplechase in January 2014, following her win at the marathon. At the [[2014 Asian Games]] in [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]], she won the bronze medal clocking 9:35.37 in the final. In the process, she broke the national record held by [[Sudha Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Babar's decision to choose steeplechase pays off handsomely |url= http://www.bangaloremirror.com/sports/others/Babars-decision-to-choose-steeplechase-pays-off-handsomely/articleshow/43743035.cms |newspaper= Bangalore Mirror |date= 28 September 2014 |accessdate= 5 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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At the [[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|2015 Asian Championships]], Babar won the gold medal clocking 9:34.13 and broke her own personal record, the Indian national record and the games record. In the process, she qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also qualified for 2016 Summer Olympic in Marathon with her personal best of 2:38:21 at Mumbai Marathon 2015.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rayan, Stan|title=Vikas Gowda and Lalita Babar strike gold|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/vikas-gowda-and-lalita-babar-strike-gold/article7289584.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 June 2015|accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref> She went on to break the record again at the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 World Championships]] in [[Beijing]] with a time of 9:27.86 in her qualifying heat.<ref>[http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-3KSC-W-h----.RS4.pdf Women's 3000 metres steeplechase heats results]</ref> Being the first Indian woman to qualify for the steeplechase final, she placed eighth in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 5 Things About Lalita Babar – 1st Indian to Reach Steeplechase Finals, World Athletics Championships - The Better India|url = http://www.thebetterindia.com/32360/lalita-babar-in-world-athletics-championships/|website = The Better India|date = 25 August 2015|accessdate = 2015-11-02|language = en}}</ref><ref>[http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-3KSC-W-f----.RS6.pdf Women's 3000 metres steeplechase results]</ref><br />
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In April 2016, she again bettered the national record with a time of 9:27.09 at the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lalita Babar Sets National Mark, Sudha Singh Qualifies For Olympics|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/athletics/news/257975-lalita-babar-sets-national-mark-sudha-singh-qualifiers-for-olympics|publisher=[[NDTV]]|accessdate=1 May 2016|date=29 April 2016}}</ref> At the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics]], she bettered it with a time of 9:19.76 in her heat, qualifying to the final, and in the process became the first Indian in 32 years to enter a final in any track event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chasing Olympic medal, Lalita Babar enters final 32 years after PT Usha|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/lalita-babar-india-3000m-steeplechase-result-final-medal-2973964/|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=14 August 2016|date=14 August 2016}}</ref> At the final, she finished 10th with a time of 9:22.74.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lalita Babar finishes 10th in 3,000m steeplechase|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/lalita-babar-finishes-10th-in-3000m-steeplechase-india-2977275/|accessdate=16 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=15 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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===Public servant===<br />
According to a news story dated 2020-11-28, Babar has been appointed as [[tahasildar]] of [[Mangaon taluka|Mangaon]] a [[taluka]] in [[Raigad district|Raigad]] district of Maharashtra, from the sports quota.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-28|title=धावपटू ललिता बाबर यांची माणगाव तहसीलदार पदी नेमणूक|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/maharashtra/indian-long-distance-runner-lalita-babar-appointed-post-of-mangaon-tahsildar/542839|access-date=2020-11-28|website=24taas.com}}</ref><br />
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==Competition record==<br />
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}<br />
|-<br />
|2014<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Incheon, South Korea]]<br />
|style="background:#c96;"|3rd<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 metres steeplechase]]<br />
|9:35.37<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|2015<br />
|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]<br />
|[[Wuhan, China]]<br />
|bgcolor=gold|1st<br />
|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 metres steeplechase]]<br />
|9:34.13<br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]<br />
|[[Beijing, China]]<br />
|8th<br />
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 metres steeplechase]]<br />
|9:29.64<br />
|-<br />
|2016<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]<br />
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]<br />
|10th<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 metres steeplechase]]<br />
|9:22.74<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Sports Person of the Year Awards (2015), [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|FICCI]] and [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]<br />
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India Sports Awards (2015), by FICCI and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports<br />
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[[Arjuna Award]], by Government of India<ref>{{cite web|title=India Sports Awards: Lalita Babar named Sports Person of the Year|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/india-sports-awards-lalita-babar-named-sports-person-of-the-year/|website=The Indian Express|accessdate=1 May 2016|date=22 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lalita Babar named Sportsperson of the Year in India Sports Awards|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Lalita-Babar-named-Sportsperson-of-the-Year-in-India-Sports-Awards/articleshow/51095512.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=1 May 2016|date=22 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian female marathon runners]]<br />
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[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]<br />
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[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
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