Tintu Luka

Born:26 April 1989

She is an Indian track and field athlete, who predominantly competes in the middle-distance running events.
Born in Valathode, Kerala, she is the national record holder in the women’s 800 metres.
She represented India at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
In addition to being the 2015 Asian Champion in the 800 meters, she has won a total of six medals at the Asian Athletics Championships.
She also competes in sprinting events including 400 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay, and was a part of the gold medal winning relay team at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships and the 2014 Asian Games.
She is mentored by Indian Olympian P. T. Usha, and trains at the Usha School of Athletics, Koyilandy, Kerala.
She was awarded Arjuna award, the country’s second-highest sporting honour by Government of India in 2014.
In 2008, She won a silver medal in the 800-metre race at the Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Jakarta.
On 1 October 2014 she won the Silver Medal in the 800m at the Asian Games held at Incheon, South Korea.
She was also the part of the team that won the Gold Medal in the 4 X 400 m relay at the 2014 Asian Games.
The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India’s 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.