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'{{short description|Indian shot putter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | nationality = Indian | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[West Medinipur, West Bengal ]], India | height = | weight = | country = India | sport = [[Shot put]] | event = Athletics | turnedpro = | coach = | worlds = | regionals = Indian | nationals = | olympics = | pb = '''18.41''' ([[West Bengal]] 2024) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships|2023 Bangkok]] |[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]] }} | updated = June 2023 }} '''Abha Khatua''' (born 7 September 1995) is an Indian professional [[shot put]]ter. She represented her country in [[2023 Asian Athletics Championships]] where she won silver. Khatua jointly holds the Indian national record of 18.06m in Women's Shot Put with [[Manpreet Kaur]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-16 |title=Abha Khatua equals shot put NR to win silver at Asian Athletics Championships |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/abha-khatua-equals-shot-put-nr-to-win-silver-at-asian-athletics-championships/articleshow/101801587.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> ==Career== Khatua was enrolled to the [[Sports Authority of India]] hostel in [[Kolkata]] in 2018, receiving her first significant break. She tried several track and field events, including javelin, shot put, 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, and the heptathlon. Hepathlon helped her to improve her overall athletic skills. In 2019, she made the most progress in shot put and chose to remain with it. In 2022, Khatua won gold at the 1st Indian Open Throws Competition held at [[Patiala]], by throwing 17.09 meters in Women's shot put and won gold.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=Landless farmer’s daughter Abha Khatua meets Asian Games qualifying norms |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/landless-farmers-daughter-abha-khatua-meets-asian-games-qualifying-norms-7793781/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In [[2023 Asian Athletics Championships]], she finished second by throwing 18.06 meters and equalled the shot put national record of [[Manpreet Kaur]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2023-07-16 |title=Asian Athletics meet: India finishes third with 27 medals as Abha Khatua breaks national record to win silver in shot put |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/asian-athletics-meet-india-finishes-third-with-27-medals-as-abha-khatua-breaks-national-record-to-win-silver-in-shot-put/article67087558.ece |access-date=2023-08-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In May 2024, Abha broke the women's shot put national record with a throw of 18.41 meters at the National Federation Cup athletics tournament in [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banik |first1=Trishita |title=Abha Khatua smashes the national record for women's shot put. |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/sports/abha-khatua-smashes-the-national-record-for-womens-shot-put |work=Bru Times News |date=14 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> ==Personal life== Khatua lives in a distant village of Khurshi in [[Paschim Medinipur district|West Midnapur]], [[West Bengal]]. Her father is a farmer, who works as [[Sharecropping|Sharecropper]] and does not own a land. Khatua used to help her father with farming whenever she was at home.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pakrashi |first=Sudeep |date=2022-11-18 |title=Abha Khatua – The new promise from Bengal in Indian athletics |url=https://www.kreedon.com/abha-khatua-athletics-shot-put-india-interview/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Voice of Indian Sports - KreedOn |language=en-GB}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Khatua, Abha}} [[Category:Indian female shot putters]] [[Category:21st-century Indian women]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1995 births]] [[Category:Sportswomen from West Bengal]]'