Soma Biswas

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Soma Biswas
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Soma Biswas
Medal record
Women's athletics
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Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Colombo 4×400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Incheon Heptathlon

Soma Biswas (born 16 May 1978 in Ranaghat [1] ) is an Indian former athlete from West Bengal who represented India in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She won the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the 800m during that heptathlon. Biswas worked with Kuntal Rai and several foreign coaches. [2] [3]

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  1. "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Telekids".
  2. "இந்திய விளையாட்டு வீராங்கனைகள் இதுவரை வென்றுள்ள பதக்கங்கள் எத்தனை?". BBC Tamil. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 13 July 2021.