The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Kalpana Chawla awardee from Coimbatore aspired to join IAF, ends up as marathoner
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The Hindu Bureau
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Nausheen Banu Chand, an aeronautical engineering graduate and marathoner, was awarded the Kalpana Chawla Award for her endurance achievements in the Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon. Despite facing career setbacks and financial challenges, she has become a prominent athlete and inspiration for overcoming adversity.
Twenty-four years ago, a young girl took to a liking to running up the steps of a temple near her home in Erode district. Her quick breaths and giggles back then offered no hints of the heights she would one day scale.
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