Harshada Garud is born on 8 November 2003, at Vadgaon Maval near Pune, Maharashtra.

[4] In 2022, Harshada Garud won gold medal in the World junior weightlifting championships held at Heraklion, Greece.

[5] She is the first Indian to win a gold medal in World Juniors Weightlifting Championships.

[5] She had also won U-17 girls weightlifting gold medal at the 2020 Khelo India Youth Games and bronze medal at the 2020 Asian junior championships in Tashkent.

[6] She also won third rank in 45 kg junior woman category, in IWLF Youth, Junior & Senior National Weightlifting Championships 2021-22 held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.