Adani Foundation extends help to national medal winning athlete Supriti
Hands over a cheque of Rs 50,000 to the winner of 13 national medals
Gumla, Jharkhand: If your spirits are high, then every challenge in life becomes easy. If you have the courage and confidence, then all the power goes to make your dreams come true. Something similar is the story of Supriti Kachhap, daughter of Jharkhand. Supriti, who hails from Gumla, is an athlete, and has won many state and national level medals and has won many records. Presently, the 19-year-old is at the Sports Academy of Patiala, where she is getting ready for the international competition to be held in Colombia. Despite all the successes, Supriti and her family, who hail from the Naxal-affected area, are struggling with poverty and deprivation. In such a situation, the Adani Foundation has extended a helping hand to her and presented an amount of Rs 50,000 to her family. Her mother Balmati Devi says that with this financial help, Supriti will be able to buy shoes and other essential items for herself. Supriti is going to Colombia to play in the Under-20 Athletics World Cup.
- Adani Group congratulates Sukriti
The Adani Foundation President, Dr Priti Adani, said, “I am proud that our girls from rural India are shining in sports at the global level. My best wishes to Supriti for participating in the World Athletics Under-20 Championships to be held in Colombia.”
- Supriti’s success story
Supriti hails from Gumla district of Jharkhand. The 19-year-old is an athlete and has won 14 national tournaments so far. With the gold medal in the Khelo India Youth Games held in Panchkula recently, Supriti has registered a new national record of the Athletics Federation of India. She has completed 3000 meters race in just 9 minutes 46.14 seconds. She is now going to Colombia to play the Under-20 World Cup (August 2-7). There she will participate in 5000 meters race.
- Who is Supriti Kachhap
Supriti’s father was Ramsevak Oraon and mother is Balmati. Ramsevak used to work as a vaidya to maintain the family. He used to visit nearby villages to see his patients. One day in December 2003, Ramsevak did not return home. Balmati and her five children waited for his return. Next morning the bullet-riddled bodies of Ramsevak and some villagers were found hanging from a tree. Naxalites had killed them. Supriti was very young at the time of her father’s death. Her mother raised all the children. Balmati got a job in the BDO office of Ghaghra block. She was also provided a shelter in the government quarters to stay with her children. From here Supriti’s running journey started.
- Supriti’s career graph
Supriti met coach Prabhat Ranjan Tiwari during an inter-school competition. He started training her. In 2015, she began training at the Jharkhand Sports Training Centre. She participated in many competitions. She also set many records in the race of 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters and then 3000 meters.
- Story of fame started with national medal
In 2019, Supriti’s hard work paid off when she won her first national medal and then won a bronze in the National Junior Athletics Championships. She completed the 3000 meters race in record time in the National Junior Athletics Championships held in Guwahati in 2021. Supriti is confident that she is going to create new records in the upcoming World Cup competition.
