Kmoin Wahlang, the long distance septuagenarian superstar from Meghalaya who has captured hearts and inspired numerous people, has been invited to be part of the Indian athletics team for the 13th Pan Pacific Masters Games 2024, which will take place in Gold Coast, Australia in November.
Wahlang was a relative latecomer to running. She suffered from stomach issues after delivering her 12th child, started with regular walking and then took up running, even though she did not have running shoes at the time.
She has since run full marathons (42km) and other distances in Mumbai, Kolkata, Guwahati, besides races in Meghalaya.
In a letter from the Pan India Masters Games Federation, Wahlang was told that she was invited to join the Indian team based on her performance at an event earlier this year in Hyderabad.
She was thus selected to be part of the 75-plus age category to represent India in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m at the November 1-10 event in Queensland.
Speaking today, Wahlang said that she will need a lot of support from the public and government to get to Australia but will definitely look to bring back a gold medal if shee gets there.
