Basanta Bahadur Rana is an Indian race walker who has competed in long-distance walking events at the national and international level. He is among the Indian athletes who have represented the country in the discipline of race walking, an athletics event contested under the rules of World Athletics.
| Name | Basanta Bahadur Rana |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Discipline | Race walking |
Race walking in India is governed by the Athletics Federation of India, which selects athletes for international meets including the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games, and World Athletics events. Indian race walkers typically compete over the standard 20 kilometre and 50 kilometre distances on the road, as well as shorter track events at domestic championships.
Rana has been associated with Indian race walking at the senior level, competing in national open athletics championships and federation-organised meets. As with other athletes in the cohort of Indian race walkers, his appearances have come within the framework of qualification standards set by international athletics bodies and trials conducted within India.
Race walkers from India, including Rana, have contributed to the growing visibility of the discipline in the country, which has produced internationally recognised performers such as K. T. Irfan, Gurmeet Singh, and Sandeep Kumar. The expansion of training infrastructure and exposure trips abroad has helped Indian walkers progressively improve national records over the past two decades.