The daughter of a rice farmer from Dhing village in Nagaon district, she has worked hard to get to this position. Would you believe it if I said that she trained in her father’s rice field and that it was only last year that she took up racing seriously?
Passionate about popularising the sport among Indian kids (especially those from vulnerable backgrounds), Manipur's Basica Salam also featured in Project Wild Women — a documentary about female athletes in extreme sports!