National record a gift for India’s support: Sudha

Sudha, who has already booked her berth for Rio Olympics, said her coach Nikolai Snesarev had motivated her to do well and “gift something back to the country for the support”. 

 Sudha’s new mark of 9:26:55 minutes, rewritten 15 days after Asian champion Lalita Babar set the then existing record here, has intensified the friendly-rivalry for the duo who enjoy a fine chemistry and train under foreign expert Nikolai Snesraev. 

For Sudha, this was her first international outing on track since the 2014 Asian Games.