Nirma Thakor topped in the 21km trials held in Odisha recently
Palanpur: From Hajipur village of Patan District to Chengdu, China where the World University Games will be held in August this year long-distance runner Nirma Thakor has indeed come a long way. A art graduate of the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU), Nirma, has made it to the Indian team for the international event.
The journey, though, has been anything but smooth. Nirma topped the podium in the 21km trails held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, few days back to make the cut for the Indian team. She registered her personal best of 1hour, 22 minutes, 6 seconds in the trials to take the first step towards realizing her dream.