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Lalita Babar
Lalita Babar (born 2 June 1989) is a former Indian long-distance runner. She was born in a small village in the Satara district, Maharashtra. She predominantly competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase event.
Lavy Pinto
Lavinho Thomas Pinto (23 October 1929 – 15 February 2020) was an Indian sprinter. He won two gold medals in the first Asian Games held in New Delhi in 1951 for the 100 and 200 metre sprints. He also competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Lijo David Thottan
Lijo David Thottan (born 1 June 1974) is an Indian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Liksy Joseph
Liksy Joseph is an Indian athlete. She represents India in the heptathlon.
Lokesh Sathyanathan
Lokesh Sathyanathan (born 21 December 1999) is an Indian long jumper. He is the indoor national record holder. Competing in the United States, he won the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Lukose Leelamma
Lukose Leelamma (born 23 May 1969) is an Indian athlete. She won a silver medal in 10000 metres in the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships. She was the National champion in 10000 metres in 1992, 1993, and 1994 and 3000 metres in 1991.
M. A. Prajusha
Maliakhal Anthony Prajusha (born 20 May 1987) is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who competes in long jump and triple jump. 72 m. She broke the record held by Mayookha Johny by four centimeters.
M. D. Valsamma
Manathoor Devasia Valsamma (born 21 October 1960) is a retired Indian athlete. She was the second Indian woman to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games and the first to win it on Indian soil.
M. P. Jabir
Jabir Madari Palliyalil (born 8 June 1996), better known as M. P. Jabir, is an Indian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres.
M. R. Poovamma
Machettira Raju Poovamma (born 5 June 1990) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres distance. As a member of the Indian 4 × 400 m relay teams she participated in the 2016 Olympics and won gold medals at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games and 2013 and 2017 Asian championships; individually she won a silver medal in 2013 and a bronze in 2014 at those competitions. She received the Arjuna Award in 2015 for her contributions to athletics.
Madan Singh
Madan Singh (born 4 December 1964) is an Indian former long-distance runner who competed up to the marathon distance. F). From the state of Rajasthan, he represented India at 1991 South Asian Games in Colombo and won a silver medal in the 5000 metres.
Madhuri Saxena
Madhuri Saxena (also Singh) (born 15 February 1971) is an Arjuna award winning Indian athlete. She won the silver medal in the 800m at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and the silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2003 Asian Athletics Championships. Her daughter Harmilan Bains is also a medalist at the Asian Games.
Major DP Singh
Major D.P. Singh is a retired officer of the Indian Army. He is a Kargil War veteran and is known as India's first blade runner.
Makhan Singh
Makhan Singh (1 July 1937 – 21 January 2002) was an Indian track and field athlete during the 1960s. He was born in Bathulla village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. His primary claim to fame came was his victory over Milkha Singh in the 1964 National Games of India in Calcutta.
Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla
Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla is an international para athlete from India. She was awarded Arjuna award and Padma Shri for her achievements. She was born on 6 July 1958 in kota, Karnataka, India.
Man Kaur
Man Kaur (1 March 1916 – 31 July 2021) was an Indian track-and-field athlete. She holds the world records in the Over-100 years old categories for a variety of events. At the age of 103, she was given the Nari Shakti Puraskar award by the President of India.
Mandeep Kaur
Mandeep Kaur (born 19 April 1988 in Jagadhri) is an Indian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, but failed to pass the first round. Mandeep Kaur won gold medals in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
Manish Singh
Manish Singh Rawat (born 5 May 1991) is a male Indian racewalker. He competes in the 20 km and the 50 km events and is employed by the Uttarakhand State Police. He has been part of the Indian racewalking squad for the past 3 years.
Manjeet Kaur
Manjeet Kaur (born 4 April 1982) is an Indian sprint athlete from Punjab who specializes in 400 metres. She held the 400 m National record of 51.05 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in Chennai on 16 June 2004. She broke the previous record held by K. M. Beenamol since November 2001.
Manjima Kuriakose
Manjima Kuriakose (born 29 October 1976) is a 400 metres runner from Wayanad, Kerala. She was named as a part of the Indian 4x400 m women relay team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Apart from that, she was also named to the Indian team. Her fellow athlete Aloysious has alleged that Manjima was a victim of discriminations in terms of opportunities where athletes from North India were giving priorities and that Manjima was sidelined for the (women's) 400 metres at the Asian Games.
Manjit Singh
Manjit Singh Chahal (born 1 September 1989) is an Indian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 m and 1500 m events. He represented India at the 2018 Asian Games where he won the gold in the men's 800 m event.
Manju Bala
Manju Bala (born 1 July 1989) is an Indian former track and field athlete who specialized in hammer throw. She won the bronze medal in the women's hammer throw event at the 2014 Asian Games.
Manju Rani
Manju Rani (born 22 March 1999) is an Indian track athlete. She won a bronze medal in the team 35 km race walk event at the 2022 Asian Games.
Manpreet Kaur
Manpreet Kaur (born 5 March 1996) is an Indian shot putter. 94 metre throw.
Manpreet Kaur
Manpreet Kaur (born 6 July 1990) is an Indian shot putter. She won the bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Championships and the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games.
Mariyappan Thangavelu
Mariyappan Thangavelu (born 28 June 1995) is an Indian Paralympic high jumper. He is a triple Paralympics medalist having won the gold medal at 2016 Rio, the silver medal at 2020 Tokyo and the bronze medal at 2024 Paris. He has also been a double medalist at the World Championships with one gold and one bronze.
Mary Leela Rao
Mary Leela Rao (born 1940) is an Indian sprint athlete who participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics. She was an Olympic athlete from India. Rao could not complete the qualifying race for the 100 meters, and was eliminated from further competition.
Mayookha Johny
Mayookha Johny Mathalikunnel (born 9 April 1988) is an Indian former track and field athlete who specialized in long jump and triple jump. 11 m set at the 2011 Asian Championships. Mayookha represented India in the women's triple jump event at the 2012 London Olympics.
Mehar Chand Dhawan
Mehar Chand Dhawan was an Indian sprinter and triple jumper. He placed 14th in the triple jump and was eliminated in the first round of the 4 × 100 m relay competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Mehnga Singh
Mehanga Singh Sidhu (born 15 August 1922) is an Indian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1951 Asian Games and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Mercy Kuttan
Mercy Kuttan (born 1 January 1960) is a former Indian track and field athlete. She was the first Indian woman long jumper to cross six meters. In 1989, Mercy received Arjuna Award for her contribution to the Indian athletics.
Mijo Chacko Kurian
Mijo Chacko Kurian (born 16 July 1995) is an Indian athlete from Kerala. He competes in 400m. He was a member of the Men’s 4x400m relay in the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.
Milkha Singh
Sardar Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 – 18 June 2021), also known as "The Flying Sikh", was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the first Indian athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He has won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.
Mohammed Afsal
Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath (born 3 February 1996) is an Indian track and field athlete who specializes in 800 metres. He rose to prominence after winning the silver medal in the men's 800 m event at the 2022 Asian Games. 93.
Mohan Kumar Raja
Mohan Kumar Raja (born 14 December 1996) is an Indian sprinter who was part of India's six-member 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Mohinder Singh
Mohinder Singh Rai (15 March 1934 – 26 May 2002) was an Indian triple jumper born in village Khan Khana Punjab who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Singh finished second behind Fred Alsop in the triple jump event at the British 1960 AAA Championships.
Mohinder Singh Gill
Mohinder Singh Gill is a retired Indian triple jumper who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Gill won 52 major international invitational competitions in North America and Europe, setting 19 new records in the process. In addition, he won five NCAA Championships, all with new records.
Molly Chacko
Molly Chacko (born 15 May 1969) is an Indian middle distance runner from Kerala. 42 set on 10 October 1994 during the Hiroshima Asian Games. Molly is also a former National record holder in the 1500 metres.
Monika Athare
Monika Athare (born 26 March 1992) is an Indian long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
Muhammad Ramzan Ali
Muhammad Ramzan Ali (born 13 December 1932) is a Pakistani athlete who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and 1960 Rome Olympics.
Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi
Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi (born 1 June 1998) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in 400 m events.
Muhammed Anas
Muhammed Anas Yahiya (born 17 September 1994) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in 400 m events. Anas has represented India in the 4x400 m events at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Murali Kumar Gavit
Murali Kumar Gavit (born 8 January 1997) is an Indian long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the men's 10,000 metres event at 2019 Asian Athletics Championships. In May 2023, Murali won TCS World 10K Bengluru.
Murali Kuttan
Murali Kuttan (1953? – 19 December 2010) was an Indian track and field athlete who represented the country as a sprinter on several occasions. He won the 400 metres gold in the Indo-Russian athletic meet in 1978.
Naganathan Pandi
Naganathan Pandi (born on 23 April 1996) is an Indian athlete and police constable from Tamil Nadu. He had been selected to represent India at the 2020 Summer Olympics at the event of Men's 4 × 400m Relay.
Narender Ranbir
Narender Ranbir (born 10 July 1989) is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower competing in F44 events. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme ahead of his quest to win a medal for India at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Navdeep Singh
Navdeep Singh Sheoran (born 11 November 2000) is an Indian para javelin thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. He is also a silver and bronze medalist at the World Championships.
Naveen Kumar
Naveen Kumar (born 20 January 1988) is an Indian athlete. He belongs to Haryana. He won the bronze medal at the Asian Games 2016 in 3000M Steeplechase.