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Sindhu and Sharath Kamal to be India's flag-bearers at Paris 2024: Other athletes who have carried the Tricolour at Olympics - CNBC TV18
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal will have the honours of carrying the Indian flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics. To be picked ...
CNBC TV18
7 days ago
Athletics | Paris Olympics 2024 News - Times of India
Originating from ancient Greece, Athletics refers to a group of sporting events which include track and field, racewalking, road running and cross country running competitions. It was included ...
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Anju Bobby George (born 19 April 1977) is a retired Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris.
India’s first athletics world championship medal winner, Anju Bobby George occupies a special place in the country’s track and field history. The two-time Olympian also holds India’s women’s long jump national record.
Though her best at the Olympic Games was a fifth-place finish at Athens 2004, Anju Bobby George holds the distinction of being the only Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships, a competition as fierce as the Olympics.
When Anju Bobby George won a surprise bronze with her fifth round effort 6.70m at the World Championships in Paris, she became the first ever medallist for her native India in a global track and field competition.
Dec 11, 2021 · Anju Bobby George, the decorated long jumper, has paired up with her husband and coach Bobby to mould the next generation of jump queens with their technical guidance and parental warmth.
Dec 2, 2021 · Legendary Indian athlete Anju Bobby George has been bestowed with the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics for grooming talent in the country and for her advocacy of gender equality.
Nov 19, 2015 · The only Indian to have won a medal at a World Championships, Mrs. George spoke to Sportskeeda about her early days, India’s chances at Rio and much more.
Dec 2, 2021 · Indian athlete Anju Bobby George on Thursday said that she was ‘humbled’ and ‘honoured’ to win the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics for grooming talent and encouraging young girls in India to take up sports and fight for gender equality.
Anju Bobby GEORGE | Profile | World Athletics. Country. India. Born. 19 APR 1977. Athlete Code. 14282844. Follow me. Honours Summary. 1 x World Championships Bronze medallist. 1 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. 1 x In Top 8 at World Championships. 1 x Asian Games winner. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results. Progression. Honours.
Anju Bobby George is the first Indian woman to win a medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games, an Asian Games gold medallist and a two-time Olympian. But perhaps the crowning moment for the Kerala sensation was her bronze medal from the 2003 World Athletics Championships.
