MP’s KM Deeksha Breaks 1500m National Record In LA Meet

MP Athletic Academy’s KM Deeksha made history by setting a new national record in the women’s 1500m event at the Prestigious Sound Running Track Festival. She bagged the third position in the highly competitive World Athletic Continental Tour Bronze Event. 

Deeksha clocked an impressive time of 4:04.78, Breaking Harmilan’s Record 

The 25-year-old clocked an impressive time of 4:04.78, which broke the previous national record of 4:05.39, held by Harmilan Bains since the 2021 National Open Athletics Championships in Warangal. "The achievement of KM Deeksha at the Sound Running Track Festival serves as a powerful reminder of the immense talent and potential that exists in Madhya Pradesh,” said her coach SK Prasad.

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