Harmilan Bains

Harmilan Bains (born 23 July 1998 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India) is an Indian track athlete. She is a double silver medalist in the 800m and 1500m events at the Asian Games. She is a gold medalist at the Asian Indoor Championships. Bains was the national record holder in the 1500m event before K. M. Deeksha broke it.

Early life Bains hails from Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She completed her schooling at Doaba Public School, Mahilpur and Saint Soldier School, Hoshiarpur. Her parents are both athletes. Her mother was also an Arjuna Awardee in 2003.

Career 2024: Harmilan Bains has faced a number of injuries in her athletic career. Most recently, she suffered a "Grade 2B" hamstring tear in 2024 while training for the Paris Olympics. Earlier in the year, she also suffered an ankle injury (peroneal tendonitis) and a hamstring pull. 2023: Harmilan won the silver medal in the 1500m at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. 2023: She won silver medals in both 1500m and 800m at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar. 2022: She had to undergo knee surgery which caused her to miss the Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships in 2022. 2021: She clocked 4:05.39 in 1500m at the National Open Championships 2021 in Warangal to set a new National Record erasing Sunita Rani's 2002 record of 4:06.03. 2021: She clocked 2:02.57, her personal best in the 800m at the 2021 Nationals in Patiala. 2020: Won a gold medal each in the 1500m and 800m at the Khelo India University Games. 2016: She won a bronze medal in the 1500m at the Asian Junior Championships at Ho Chi-Minh, Vietnam. She times 4:33.02.