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Bronze won by areca nut picker Sneha; grand welcome for Shanuvally star in her hometown
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News18•08-10-2026, 10:05
Bronze won by areca nut picker Sneha; grand welcome for Shanuvally star in her hometown
- •Sneha S.S., who brought glory to the country by winning a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Japan, received a grand and festive welcome in her native village of Shanuvally.
- •Hailing from a middle-class farming family in Koppa taluk, Sneha used to help her father harvest areca nuts, which built the initial foundation of physical endurance for her athletic career.
- •She pursued higher education under the sports quota at Alva's College and trained rigorously under international athletics coach Dr. C. Ajith Kumar.
- •Apart from winning gold at the 2023 Goa National Games, Sneha secured a historic bronze medal and set a new national record in the mixed 4x100m relay at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
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Sneha won a bronze medal for India at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, competing as the second-leg runner in the mixed 4x100m relay.
Sneha has been training under international athletics coach Dr. C. Ajith Kumar and pursued her higher education under the sports quota at Alva's College in Moodbidri.
To cover her running practice expenses—including food, supplements, and spikes—Sneha secured a job in the Income Tax Department in 2023 and continued her sports life alongside her employment.
