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.
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.
Incidentally, all the four members -- PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja, Veerendra Heggade, and Vijayendra Prasad Garu -- nominated to the Rajya Sabha are from southern states.
Usha also won four gold medals in the 1986 Asian Games (in 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay) under the tutelage of Nambiar.
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.
Dhanalakshmi's victory over Hima Das (Assam) in the semifinal heats lifted her to the top 10 of Indian all-time list.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PT Usha, who was the leading sprinter of her time in Asia, will be one of the six members of the AAA Athletes Commission.
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.
The International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) has nominated PT Usha for the 'Veteran Pin' for her excellent service to track and field.
Athlete PT Usha's biopic is on its way. Katrina and Jacqueline are considered for the role.
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.
Usha regrets that in those days only the bare facilities were available to Indian athletes.
PT Usha's tweet also drew a great response from Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is also an Olympic silver medallist.
The Committee, to be headed by Justice (Retd) C K Thakkar, will meet on August 3 to select this year's awardees.
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