HANGZHOU: A year ago, Harmilan Bains was not in the best shape. She had to say 'no' to the invitation of competing at the World Athletics Championships because her 2017 knee injury started acting up again, to the extent that surgery was the only option left. She has a family that understands the life of a runner, and Harmilan went ahead with the surgery.
Her mother, Madhuri, is a 2002 Busan Asian Games silver medallist in 800m, while father, Amandeep Singh, is a South Asian Games medallist in 1500m.
