Being a visually handicapped runner, Rakshitha completed the race with the help of a guide Rahul Balakrishna.

[4] She was a student of Asha Kirana Andha Makkala Shale (blind school) in Chikkamagaluru.

[2] She was introduced to Balakrishna by her initial guide runner Sowmya at Asha Kirana school.

[8] Earlier in 2021, she won a bronze medal in the 1500m event at World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2021 in Dubai[6] after another bronze in 2019, at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix Paris where she clocked her personal best of 5.29.00 .

[6] She also won a gold medals in the 1500m and 800m events at the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships, Nottwil, Switzerland.