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  Wrestlers Protest: Players ready to lodge FIR against WFI President; PT Usha ensures investigation

  Other Sports | January 19, 2023 21:35 IST

  Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said that the wrestlers can approach it with their complaints.

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  IOA elections: PT Usha elected as IOA President; becomes first woman to hold Association's top post

  Other Sports | December 10, 2022 16:10 IST

  India's former legendary athlete PT Usha has become the first woman president of IOA. She was elected unopposed as she was the lone candidate to file the nomination.

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  IOA Elections: PT Usha elected as first woman president of Indian Olympic Association

  Other Sports | November 28, 2022 21:27 IST

  IOA Elections: Indian Olympic Association has a new president in place and it is none other than the legendary PT Usha. She is the first woman to lead the IOA.

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  From Payyoli Express to the queen of track and field: The PT Usha story

  Other Sports | August 15, 2022 16:58 IST

  At 16 years of age, PT Usha was picked by the Indian Athletic Association to represent India at the Moscow Olympics in field and track.

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  Celebrated athlete PT Usha, Philanthropist Veerendra Heggade among 4 nominated for Rajya Sabha

  India | July 07, 2022 6:32 IST

  Incidentally, all the four members -- PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja, Veerendra Heggade, and Vijayendra Prasad Garu -- nominated to the Rajya Sabha are from southern states.

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  O.M Nambiar, who gave India PT Usha, dies

  Other Sports | August 19, 2021 20:26 IST

  Usha also won four gold medals in the 1986 Asian Games (in 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay) under the tutelage of Nambiar.

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  PT Usha thanks Neeraj Chopra for fulfilling her 'unfinished dream'

  Other Sports | August 07, 2021 20:08 IST

  Usha, fondly called the 'Payyoli Express', had made the world realise India's potential in athletics when she missed the bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

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  Dhanalakshmi beats Hima Das in 200m semifinals, breaks PT Usha's meet record

  Other Sports | March 18, 2021 20:45 IST

  Dhanalakshmi's victory over Hima Das (Assam) in the semifinal heats lifted her to the top 10 of Indian all-time list. 

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  India's 'Golden Girl' PT Usha turns 56

  Other Sports | June 27, 2020 14:34 IST

  At the 1985 Asian Championships in Jakarta, PT Usha won five gold medals while she won four gold medals at the 1986 Asian Games. She would go on to win many more medals before hanging her boots in 2000.

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  International Women's Day 2020: Athletes who made India proud at the big stage

  Other Sports | March 08, 2020 9:52 IST

  India's success in women's sports is not a topic that many talk about but with time, there have been women who have made people stand up and take notice.

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  Urvashi Rautela eager to play PT Usha in biopic

  Celebrities | November 06, 2019 19:33 IST

  Actress Urvashi Rautela who will next be seen in the film Pagalpanti has expressed her desire to work in the biopic of Olympian PT Usha.

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  World Athletics Body honours PT Usha with Veteran Pin

  Other Sports | September 25, 2019 15:20 IST

  International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) honoured India's former track and field athlete PT Usha with a Veteran Pin in the recognition of her contribution to the sport.

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  Sports Day poster in Visakhapatnam says Sania Mirza is PT Usha. Internet, obviously shocked

  Trending | September 02, 2019 18:27 IST

  The poster, put up near the Submarine museum on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam, went viral on social media as soon as singer Smita, known for her work in Telugu cinema, shared it.

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  PT Usha congratulates World Champion PV Sindhu with a throwback picture

  Other Sports | August 28, 2019 18:24 IST

  Former track and field star PT Usha shared a photograph of a young Sindhu with a message where the shuttler can be seen sitting on her lap.

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  PT Usha becomes Asian Athletics Association's Athletes Commission member

  Other Sports | August 14, 2019 12:31 IST

  PT Usha, who was the leading sprinter of her time in Asia, will be one of the six members of the AAA Athletes Commission.

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  PT Usha becomes Asian Athletics Association's Athletes Commission member

  Other Sports | August 13, 2019 22:27 IST

  The 55-year-old Usha, who was the leading sprinter of her time in Asia, will be one of the six members of the AAA Athletes Commission.

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  PT Usha nominated for IAAF's Veteran Pin

  Other Sports | July 18, 2019 14:41 IST

  The International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) has nominated PT Usha for the 'Veteran Pin' for her excellent service to track and field.

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  Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez in the race to play PT Usha

  Celebrities | June 17, 2019 20:06 IST

  Athlete PT Usha's biopic is on its way. Katrina and Jacqueline are considered for the role.

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  Will Katrina Kaif play the role of P.T. Usha in the upcoming biopic?

  Celebrities | April 24, 2019 10:36 IST

  Katrina Kaif might be featured as P.T. Usha, the athlete of India. The movie will be released as a multilingual film, which will be showcasing P.T. Usha’s complete life journey.

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  Forced to eat rice porridge with pickle at 1984 Olympics Village: PT Usha

  Other Sports | August 16, 2018 14:08 IST

  Usha regrets that in those days only the bare facilities were available to Indian athletes.