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22 hours ago · This was India's first medal -- and the second overall -- at the World Championships in 19 years, since long jumper Anju Bobby George's bronze at Paris 2003. He is also the first Indian javelin ...
21 hours ago · 2004: Anju Bobby George (athletics) 2008: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (shooting) 2012: Sushil Kumar (wrestling) 2016: Abhinav Bindra (shooting) 2020: Mary Kom (boxing) and Manpreet Singh (hockey) 2024: Sharath Kamal (table tennis) and PV Sindhu (badminton)
1 day ago · Achieving this would also mean surpassing the national record set by Anju Bobby George at 6.83m at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Also Read: Top five longest leaps by Indian women in long jump Following the 2024 Interstate Athletics Championship, Shaili held the 38th ranking whereas Ancy clinched the gold on countback edging out Shaili with a better second-best jump after both athletes leaped 6.59m.
1 day ago · Among Indian women, sprinter Shiny Abraham-Wilson was the first flag-bearer, followed by Anju Bobby George and Mary Kom. PV Sindhu will now become the fourth woman to hold this prestigious role.
2 days ago · India's first women flag-bearer was sprinter Shiny-Abraham Wilson, while Anju Bobby George was the second. Mary Kom was the third, while Sindhu will be the fourth woman to hold the flag.
4 days ago · For the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, the Indian contingent was led by Anju Bobby George. The Indian male athletes wore navy blue ensembles along with orange turbans. The female athletes represented the Rajasthani craft of bandhani through their saris.
3 days ago · Long jumper Anju Bobby George won a bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian women to do so. She won another bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris ...
