P T Usha
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Mary Kom, Dola Banerjee on IOA panel to probe sexual harassment charges against WFI chief
Other Sports | Jan 20, 2023, 11:36 PM ISTMembers of the committee include are Mary Kom, Dola Banerjee, Alaknanda Ashok, Yogeshwar Dutt, Sahdev Yadav and two advocates.
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Protesting wrestlers write to IOA President PT Usha, demand resignation of WFI President
Other Sports | Jan 20, 2023, 03:55 PM ISTWrestlers Protest | India's tip wrestlers are protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar since Wednesday against the Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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Wrestlers Protest: Players ready to lodge FIR against WFI President; PT Usha ensures investigation
Other Sports | Jan 19, 2023, 09:35 PM ISTMeanwhile, 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 | Dec 10, 2022, 04:10 PM ISTIndia'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 | Nov 28, 2022, 09:27 PM ISTIOA 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 | Aug 15, 2022, 04:58 PM ISTAt 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 | Jul 07, 2022, 06:32 AM ISTIncidentally, 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 | Aug 19, 2021, 08:26 PM ISTUsha 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 | Aug 07, 2021, 08:08 PM ISTUsha, 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 | Mar 18, 2021, 08:45 PM ISTDhanalakshmi'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 | Jun 27, 2020, 02:34 PM ISTAt 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 | Mar 08, 2020, 09:52 AM ISTIndia'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 | Nov 06, 2019, 07:33 PM ISTActress 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 | Sep 25, 2019, 03:20 PM ISTInternational 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 | Sep 02, 2019, 06:27 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 28, 2019, 06:24 PM ISTFormer 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 | Aug 14, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTPT 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 | Aug 13, 2019, 10:27 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 18, 2019, 02:41 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 17, 2019, 08:06 PM ISTAthlete PT Usha's biopic is on its way. Katrina and Jacqueline are considered for the role.