Personal
Name | Gomathi Marimuthu |
Full Name | Gomathi Marimuthu |
Country | India |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | February 8, 1989 |
Social
Place of Residence | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
Nickname | Gomathi |
Mother's Name | Rasathi |
Sport Profile
Sport | |
Discipline | Track & Field, 800 M Sprint |
Active/Retired | Active |
Level | National, International |
Teams | India, Tamil Nadu |
Profile | Gomathi Marimuthu is an Indian middle-distance runner, who represents India internationally since 2013. She is specialized in women’s 800 meters event and a gold medalist, who bagged a gold medal at Asian Athletics Championship 2019 recently. Unlike many national-level athletes, Gomathi started her career late and began to take training as a sprinter at the age of 20. She got inspired by her friend and moved her focus from getting a job to becoming an athlete. She got a job at the income tax department to support her humble family background. But, it couldn’t break her dream of becoming a national-level athlete and she took her time out from her busy schedule to get some training every day. In 2013, she participated in Asian Championship and came 7th; however, it couldn’t hold her back from her dedication. In 2016, she participated in the same championship and finished fourth. She faced a few major losses in her personal life and took a break for a while from the track. She came back through the Asian Championship 2017 held in Bhubaneswar and bagged gold for her country successfully. During this stint, Gomathi has won several national & international competitions and kept performing consistently. She recently won a gold medal in 2019 Federation Cup and Asian Athletics Championship 2019. She is preparing herself for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to fulfill her dream of winning gold in women’s middle-distance running. Apart from running track, Gomathi is a gym-freak and miss a gym session for a single time. (as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)(Profile Image from Facebook) |
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