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Setting Examples for all the upcoming Sports Athletes, Niharika Vashisht
Niharika Vashisht is a national medalist and an international triple jumper who has competed for Punjab University at the International World University Games. She is a member of the Indian team for the 2019 Summer Universiade (University) Games, which will be held in Napoli.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from GGDSD College in Sector 32 and her master’s degree in English from DAV College in Sector 10.
On the final day of the Punjab University Annual Athletics Meet in 2016, Niharika set a new meet record in the triple jump. With a jump of 12.36 meters, she shattered the 14-year-old record.
She is now working on the Asian Games in 2022, which will be held in China, as well as the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. Despite the fact that the lockdown has put her under a lot of stress, she has been training on several modules on a regular basis. She will compete in further competitions later in 2021. This month, the senior national championship will be held in Patiala, and she wants to compete well.
Not just in the Sports field, she is also very famous for her social media presence. Niharka has insane followers counting more than 100k on Instagram.
She has always believed in defying conventionalize, whether in athletics or education and has used her talent to appear in a commercial shoot with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for a national brand. She only wishes to set a good example for others. Niharika believes that life provides various opportunities, which one should make use of whenever possible.