PU Chitra

Chithra PU

Personal information
Nationality	India
Born	(1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 Palakkad, Kerala, India
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	1500 metres,3000 metres,5000 metres
Medal record Representing  India Women's athletics Asian School Athletic Meet 2013 Malaysia 3000m

Chithra PU (born 9 June 1995 at Mundur,Palakkad District, Kerala) is an Indian track and field athlete from the state of Kerala. She has won many state, national and international school meet gold medals in middle and long distance track events.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Key Achievements

2014 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m, 5000m race and 3 km cross country in 59th Indian National School Games, Ranchi, Orissa^[6]

2013 - Won gold medal in 3000m race in the first ever Asian school athletic meet, She reached the finishing point in 10:05:22

2013 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m, 5000m race and 3 km cross country in 58th Indian National School Games, Etawah,UP^[7]

2013 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m and 5000m race in 57th Kerala State School Games, Ernakulam ^[8]

2012 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m and 5000m race in 56th Kerala State School Games, Trivandrum ^[9]

2011 - Won gold medal in 1500m, 3000m, 5000m race and bronze in 3 km cross country in 56th Indian National School Games, Pune, Maharashtra^[10]

Personal life

Chithra is the third of four children of Unnikrishan & Vasantha Kumari, both agricultural labourers from Kerala. She is doing her schooling in Mundur Higher Secondary School in Palakkad. She has been awarded Nano cars by UP and Kerala Governments for her remarkable achievements in the school meets^[11]

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