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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Kerala, IND |
| Higher education | University of Calicut: Kerala, IND |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She was spotted by M.M. Amarnath, the physical education teacher at the Mahatma Gandhi Public School and was roped into the athletics program. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her coaches. "I have been lucky that I have had four good coaches in my career. I have received the right training at the right stages. They never overtrained me and that has been of immense benefit." (Deccan Herald, 01 Apr 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | English athlete Sebastian Coe. "Not just because he is a champion, but the way he carries himself off the track." (Deccan Herald, 01 Apr 2010) |
| Awards and honours | She was a recipient of the 2009 Arjuna Award for her achievements in athletics. (mathrubhumi.org, 29 Jul 2009) Named as the Best Female Athlete at the 2006 Inter-State National Athletics Championship. (prdomain.com, 31 Oct 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Satnam Singh |
| Coach from what year? | 2004 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | When she was in seventh grade. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Location | Korea |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Manager |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | India |
General Interest | |
| Other information | RECORD BREAKING In her maiden all-India inter-university athletic championship, Puaulose competed in the 800m. In the event she shattered the 18-year-old record of Shiny Wilson who had been the standard bearer of women's middle-distance running in the country. (hinduonnet.com, 29 Dec 2001) FOUNDATION ATHLETE She is a graduate of the Tata Athletic Academy - set up by India's largest business group and multinational company - and had been training there since it was first launched in 2004. (Telegraph India, 30 Dec 2006) |