RANI Annu

India

Athletics

Date of Birth: 29 Aug 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MEERUT

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : MEERUT

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Javelin Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	8th (61.12)
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (59.93)

Asian Games

Year	Location	Javelin Throw
2018	Indonesia	6th (53.93)

Asian Championships

Year	Location	Javelin Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	2nd (60.22)
2017	Bhubaneswar, IND	3rd (57.32)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Javelin Throw
2019	1 x 7th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
7	2019	Javelin Throw	Lausanne, SUI	59.35

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2019	Javelin Throw	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	60.20

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Railway Worker

Education:

Chaudhary Charan Singh University , Meerut, IND

Languages spoken:

Hindi

Club name:

Indian Railways [India]

Coach:

Uwe Hohn [national], GER

Start:

She took up the sport at a young age in Meerut, India. (kreedon.com, 27 Jul 2017)

Reason:

Her brother Upendra encouraged her to take up the sport after noticing her throwing ability during a cricket match. (kreedon.com, 27 Jul 2017)

Philosophy:

"When I started taking part in competitions, I used to think I am from the village, there are no facilities there. I used to think that girls who came from the cities and well-to-do families could only do well because they had better facilities. It was only after I competed at various levels that I realised that it is not true. If you have the talent and work hard, nothing else matters." (yourstory.com, 22 Jun 2020)

Award:

She was named the 2019 Sportswoman of the Year at the Sportstar Aces Awards in India. (sportstar.thehindu.com, 16 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
EARLY DAYS
In her youth she had trouble convincing her father to allow her to pursue her sporting ambitions. "I'm from a village in Uttar Pradesh and my father is a farmer. He was against me becoming an athlete initially because he believed that girls shouldn't play sport. I tried hard to convince him to let me play, I cried and pleaded with him. Finally, since I was the youngest at home and everyone was fond of me, he allowed it. He probably thought I'd play a little and end up at home." (scroll.in, 08 Jun 2017)

Milestones

She became the first Indian female javelin thrower to cross the 60m mark, when she threw 61.86m at the 2017 Federation Cup National Championships in Patiala, India. (yourstory.com, 22 Jun 2020; tribuneindia.com, 28 Feb 2018)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/annurani_

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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