Mysuru: Former International Athlete and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P.T. Usha inaugurated the newly constructed sports complex at Mysore International School located on H.D. Kote Road, here recently. During her inaugural address, P.T. Usha, who is also the Rajya Sabha MP, recalled the day when she saw the synthetic track for first time during…
Legendary sprinter P.T. Usha takes over as IOA President
November 28, 2022Legendary sprinter P.T. Usha has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The deadline to file the nomination papers for the IOA elections ended yesterday. Cabinet Minister Kiren Rijiju took to social media to congratulate the veteran athlete on her new appointment in the IOA. “Congratulations to legendary Golden Girl, Smt….
India’s first Dronacharya awardee and P.T. Usha’s coach passes away
August 20, 2021New Delhi: Sprint queen P.T. Usha’s coach O.M. Nambiar passed away on Thursday. He was 89. He is often remembered as one of India’s first Dronacharya awardee. In 2021, Nambiar was conferred the Padma Shri. “The passing of my guru, my coach, my guiding light is going to leave a void that can never be…
Kodagu lass Unnathi breaks P.T. Usha’s record in Hurdle Race
February 11, 2021Completes 80-metre hurdles (U-16) in 11.50 seconds at National Junior Athletics Championships Bollanda Unnathi Aiyappa from Kodagu has created a new national record in the 80-metre hurdles held on Feb. 8 and 300-metre hurdles held on Feb. 9 at the 36th National Junior Athletics Championships at the Sarusajai Stadium in Assam. Representing Karnataka in the…
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