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Anissa Lamare: Anisa Lamare’s journey is not limited to sports, but is a story of courage and patience. By becoming India’s first female downhill mountain bikeist, she showed that if there is passion, the most difficult paths also become easier..
Anissa Lamare: After coming out of the plains of Meghalaya, a young woman has created a new history in the Indian sports world. 28 -year -old Anisa Lamare is a resident of Shillong and has won the title of Downhill Mountain Bikeist, the country’s first woman. This journey was not easy, neither professional structure, no female competitors nor any recognition, yet Anisa made her mark in this difficult and exciting game with courage, dedication and passion.
Male-oriented game
Anisa started Mountain Biking in December 2015. At that time this game in India was almost equal for women. Neither the right trails, no coaches nor any women’s competition. In such a situation, Anisa became the only female contestant among the male players. Despite the difficulties, he did not give up. He represented India at the 28th Asian Continental Mountain Bike Championship held in Ponmudi, Kerala in 2023 and finished 9th in the Elite Downhill category. After this, he won a silver medal in the Pokhara Enduro Race of Nepal and also won his talent in Sri Lanka and Oman. Anisa was not just running, but was also making way for the coming generations.
Cycling center opened in Shillong
Anisa has also made her second identity out of the track. In 2021, he started an athlete-focused mountain bike shop in Shillong named ‘Pedal Compass’. This shop was not limited to bicycle and gear, but also started providing services like servicing, e-bike and e-scooter rental. In 2023, Anisa took full responsibility of this business and made it the center of local cycling lovers. This is not only a means of self -sufficiency for them, but is also a means of promoting sports. Now their goal is to develop special biking trails in Meghalaya and especially to attract girls towards this game.
Became inspiration and changed notion
Anisa’s hard work and passion has also been appreciated at the national level. She was included in Higher India’s ‘Perform Big, Silently’ campaign, which also showed the achievements of women like Arunima Sinha and Dr. Seema Rao. In addition, his story was also shown in a documentary called ‘Project Wild Women’, showing 15 women who were breaking traditional perceptions in adventure sports. Despite limited financial assistance and institutional cooperation, Anisa has created a unique confluence of sports, business and social messages. Now she has become not only a player, but has become a mentor of the next generation and a new identity of this game in the northeast.
The journey of Anisa Lamare is not limited to sports, but is a story of courage and patience. Today she is not only illuminating the name of the country internationally, but is also working towards making Meghalaya a new center of mountain biking and becoming an inspiration for girls.
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