Mangalore/Bhopal: 14 years old Deeksha of Sacred Heart High School in Kulshekar leapt to a length of 5.16 mts in the 23rd inter-zone Junior Athletics Championship, held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh during September 4 to 7, to claim a gold medal.
She lives in Neermarga and has won several state and national awards at meets, as a rising athlete. Long Jump is her mainstay and favourite.
She won a gold medal in Bangalore in 23rd state Athletics, with a leap of 5.44meters, and a silver medal for high jump of 1.41 meters too.
She won a gold in Hyderabad in long jump this year and bagged another gold in Bhopal, at the 56th national inter-Zone Athletics, later on.