Kiran Baliyan

Kiran Baliyan (born 6 March 2000) is a shot putter, hailing from Meerut.

Early life and background Kiran was born in 1999. She is native of Purbaliyan village of Muzaffarnagar district. Her father is a head constable in the Meerut Traffic Police.

Career 2015: In November, Indian Under-18 Athletics Championships at Ranchi, she threw 12.49m in one of her first events at the National level. In the same year she made her international debut at Sri Lanka, and finished first with a throw of 14.77 at the South Asian U-20 Championships, Colombo. Later, she represented India at the Asian Junior Championships, Gifu but could only finish fifth. Same year, she also won gold at the 2020 national inter-university athletics meet, representing Chaudhary Charan Singh University.

2023: She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games with a throw distance of 17.36m.