Priya Habbathannahalli Mohan is Asia’s second-fastest quarter-miler. The 19-year-old sprinter has made the country proud with her exceptional accomplishments, defeating some of the skilled athletes in India and winning medals at various junior level championships. Under the guidance of her coach Arjun Ajay, Priya Mohan beat India’s fastest runner, Dutee Chand on May 3, 2022, at Sri Kanteerava Stadium in a 200m race. She won gold in 23.90 seconds while Dutee settled for silver at 24.02 seconds.
Priya tried her hands at various activities like singing, dancing, and others of her parent’s choice, but was always been fascinated with athletics since childhood.
She was spotted by her coach Arjun Ajay, while competing at the ICSE School Nationals in October 2018.
Priya is pursuing her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College.
She has pursued part of her academics at Jain University, Karnataka.
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