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Time of India
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Niharika Vashisht banks on social media earnings to fund her training
Niharika funds training through her social media hits Kochi: Niharika Vashisht grabbed eyeballs by beating local favourite Sandra Babu in the women's triple jump at the National Federation Senior Athletics Championship here on Wednesday. However, it's not just on the jumping pit that Niharika is garnering attention. A social media influencer , Niharika has quite a following on the internet. She is making prudent use of the revenue she earns from social media account by funding her own training expenses. 'Right now, I have 234K followers, and I havet enough projects to fund my training and buy supplements. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! I have also ensured that I handle my accounts without hampering my training schedule,' said Niharika, who became a social media influencer during the Covid lockdown. 'If I waited for sponsorship or support from the govt, I wouldn't have reached where I am right now. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like local network access control Esseps Learn More Undo I use the money I earn from social media to pursue my athletics career,' the 29-year-old from Mohali added. Her father, Ram Kumar Vashisht, resigned from a private sector job ten years ago to support his daughter's athletic aspirations. 'For the last few years, I haven't had to trouble my parents for my training. I'm able to manage my training with my earnings from the one or two projects I get every month,' reveals Niharika, whose mother is a teacher at the Govt Senior Secondary School in Gharuan near Mohali. At the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition in Bhubaneswar last year, Niharika leapt to 13.07m but missed out on a medal by 0.01m in the women's triple jump. However, Niharika has made rapid strides since then, as was evident in her gold-medal-winning leap of 13.49m at the Maharaja's College Stadium. 'I changed my technique, mainly the run-up, after consulting my team. I changed my approach totally and worked on my speed, which is the real factor behind my improvement in the past year,' feels Niharika. Get the latest IPL 2025 updates on Times of India , including match schedules , team squads , points table and IPL live score for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Don't miss the list of players in the race for IPL Orange Cap and IPL Purple cap .
The Hindu
23-04-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Federation Cup 2025: Vithya Ramraj breaks women's 400m hurdles meet record; Niharika Vashisht clinches triple jump gold
Olympian Vithya Ramraj appears to be in National record-breaking form this season. The 26-year-old from Tamil Nadu broke the six-year-old women's 400m hurdles meet record at the 28th National Federation Athletics Championships here on Wednesday and predicted bigger things this year. 'I could have gone faster but I was tired after yesterday's 400m. Had we had the hurdles tomorrow, I'd have surely done 54s,' said Vithya who clocked 56.04s and finished more than two seconds ahead of silver medallist Anu Raghavan. Vithya equalled the great P.T. Usha's national record of 55.42s at the last Asian Games where she won the bronze. She felt the signs were good that the 41-year-old record would fall this year. 'I'm aiming for the Worlds and my goal is 54s. I had clocked 56s early this season, a sort of time I could only manage late last season. I'll surely end this year with 54,' said Vithya who also achieved the AFI's qualification standard for the Asians. Meanwhile Karnataka's P. Yashas clocked a personal best 49.32s while winning the men's 400m hurdles (49.32s) but was disappointed that he could not get the 49.19s for an Asian ticket. Niharika Vashisht of Panjabs took the women's Triple Jump gold. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In another corner of the Maharaja's Stadium, Punjab's National Games champion Niharika Vashisht – an Instagram hit with nearly 2.4 lakh followers for her beautiful posts – was celebrating a triple jump personal best (13.49m), a last-round effort that saw her beat Kerala's Sandra Babu by 1cm for the gold. The 29-year-old had completed a two-year doping suspension in February 2022 and now appears stronger than ever, improving her PB by more than 40cm in a year's time. The results (winners only): Men: 400m hurdles: P. Yashas (Kar) 49.32s. 3000m steeple chase: Sunil Joliya Jinabhai (Guj) 8:43.82s. Hammer throw: Damneet Singh (Reliance) 68.30m. Women: 400m hurdles: Vithya Ramraj (TN) 56.04s, MR, OR 57.21s, Saritaben Gayakwad, 2019. 3000m steeple chase: Manju Ajay Yadav (MP) 10:34.08. Triple jump: Niharika Vashisht (Pun) 13:49m. Shot put: Vidhi (UP) 16.10m.
