Precious metal

Continuing her good run, veteran Khurshid Mistry added four gold (individual and team) and one relay silver to her tally of medals. "I was selected to represent Maharash­tra at the National Veterans Athletic Championships 2011 held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Stadium in Pondicherry from August 4 to 7, 2011. Around 2,000 athletes from various states participated in this meet,” she recounts. "It provided a good opportunity for me to benchmark my performance.”

Khurshid Mistry: five medals at national veterans meet

Competing in the 45+ age group, Mistry stood on the top step of the podium in the 100 m, 200 m and 400 m individual events. The 4x400 m relay fetched a team gold while the Maha­rashtra runners secured silver in the 4x100 m relay. Eight months earlier, the golden orb had come her way in the 4x100 m at the Asian veterans meet in Malaysia. In August 2010, she had proved her mettle with five golds at an international competition in Brunei. Working full-time, Mistry is an associate vice president with UTI Mutual Fund.