Lakshita Shandilya, an 18-year-old athlete from Vadodara, India, is making waves in the running track with her impressive medal tally of 21. Despite coming from a family of long-distance runners, with her father working as a transporter, Lakshita has chosen to sprint down the tracks and break records. Her ultimate goal is to surpass the achievements of her idol, PT Usha, on the running track and represent India in the Olympics. Lakshita has won medals in the 800-meter and 1500-meter races at tournaments where athletes from over 65 countries participated. She narrowly missed out on gold in the 800-meter race by just one second and the 1500-meter run by two seconds. Last year, she w