Sarita Gayakwad

Personal information
Full name	Saritaben Laxmanbhai Gayakwad
Born	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 Kharadi Amba, Dang District, India[1][2]
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres, 400 metres hurdles
Coached by	KS Ajimon[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m – 53.24 (2018) 400 mH – 57.04 (2018)[3]
Medal record Representing  India Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Women's 4×400 m Asian Championships 2019 Doha Women's 4×400 m 2019 Doha 400 m hurdles

Saritaben Laxmanbhai Gayakwad (born 1 June 1994) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She was part of the Indian women's 4 × 400 metres relay team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.

Gujarat Govt. has selected her as a brand ambassador of Gujarat State Poshan Abhiyan.

Early life

Gayakwad was born on 1 June 1994 in a tribal family in Kharadi Amba village, Dang District, Gujarat. She represented her state in national level kho kho competitions till 2010, before making the switch to sprinting. As of 2018, she works as an income tax official.^[4]

Career

Gayakwad was selected in the Indian women's 4 × 400 metres relay team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She thus became the first track and field athlete from the state to be selected for the Commonwealth Games.^[4] The team came seventh in the final with a timing of 3:33.61. She was then selected for the 2018 Asian Games in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay team. The quartet of Gayakwad, M. R. Poovamma, Hima Das and V. K. Vismaya clocked 3:28.72 in the final to clinch the gold medal.

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