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Asha Kiran Barla Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 4, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth1 October 2006

Age17 Years (as of 2023)

BirthplaceVillage Navadih, block Kandara, district Gumla, Jharkhand

ProfessionAthlete

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyMother - Roznia Aind; Elder sister - Florence; Elder brother - unnamed

Asha Kiran Barla Biography

Asha Kiran Barla is a young Indian middle-distance runner from Navadih village in Gumla district, Jharkhand. Specializing in 800m and 1500m, she rose to全国注

Early life and background

Asha Kiran Barla was born on 1 October 2006 in the village of Navadih, block Kandara, in Gumla district, Jharkhand. She is a member of an Adivasi community and grew up in a household facing modest means. Her mother, Roznia Aind, works as a daily wage labourer. Her father, who had worked as a school teacher, died in 2013 after battling cancer. Asha has an elder sister, Florence (also an athlete), and an elder brother who plays prize-money hockey tournaments and works as a daily wage labourer.

As a child she played hockey and football before a schoolteacher recommended she try athletics, which led her to focus on middle-distance running.

Career

Asha Kiran Barla established herself early in regional athletics. In 2017 she won the under-14 girls 600m race at the National Inter-district Championships in Jharkhand. The following year she earned her first medal at the East Zone Junior Athletics Championships in Patna.

Her breakthrough on the national and international junior circuit came in 2022. That year she won gold in the 800m at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Kuwait and secured gold at the Junior National Athletics Championships in Guwahati. In June 2022 she added another 800m title at the U20 Federation Cup Championships held in Nadiad, Gujarat.

In 2023 Asha continued to collect medals. She won gold in both the 800m and 1500m at the 5th Khelo India Youth Games in Bhopal. The Athletics Federation of India shortlisted her for the national camp in Bengaluru in January 2023. She claimed gold in the 800m U20 race at a championship in Tiruvannamalai in April, and in May she took silver in the 800m at the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Ranchi. In August 2023 she won a silver medal in the 800m at the Commonwealth Youth Games.

Her coach, Ashu Bhatia, trains her at a residential academy in Bakaro, Jharkhand.

Public profile

Asha is known for specializing in middle-distance events, primarily the 800m and 1500m. At the time of the available records her world women’s overall ranking was listed as 4834. Physically, she is described as having black hair and black eyes. She is unmarried.

Despite competitive success, Asha’s family has continued to live with limited resources. Reports note that their one-room home in Navadih has faced challenges such as inconsistent access to electricity and difficulty obtaining a ration card. After one of her national wins in 2022 she described delays in communicating the news to her mother because of the village’s remote, Naxal-affected location and limited phone connectivity.

Her elder sister Florance has also achieved success in athletics, winning gold in the 200m and 400m at the All-India University Championships in Bhubaneswar in 2022. Asha’s elder brother competes in local hockey tournaments for prize money.

Latest updates

In 2023 Asha added national and youth international medals to an already strong junior résumé. Notable results that year include double gold at the Khelo India Youth Games, silver at the National Federation Cup Senior Championships in Ranchi, and silver at the Commonwealth Youth Games. She remained part of the national development pathway after being shortlisted for the AFI national camp in Bengaluru.

Asha continues to train under Ashu Bhatia in Jharkhand and represents a growing generation of Indian tribal athletes making an impact in middle-distance events.
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Recent Work

5th Khelo India Youth Games – 800m and 1500m

Won gold medals in both the 800m and 1500m events at the 5th Khelo India Youth Games in Bhopal (2023).

2023
Asian Under-20 Athletics Championship – 800m

Gold medalist in the 800m event at the Asian U20 Championships in Kuwait (2022).

2022
Junior National Athletics Championships – 800m

Gold medalist at the Junior National Championships in Guwahati (2022).

2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Gold medals in 800m and 1500m at the 5th Khelo India Youth Games (2023)
  2. Gold in 800m at the Asian U20 Athletics Championship (2022)
  3. Gold at the Junior National Athletics Championships, Guwahati (2022)
  4. Gold at the U20 Federation Cup Championships, Nadiad (2022)
  5. Silver in 800m at the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships (2023)
  6. Silver in 800m at the Commonwealth Youth Games (2023)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Asha Kiran Barla born?

1 October 2006

What is Asha Kiran Barla known for?

Athlete

What is Asha Kiran Barla’s marital status?

Unmarried