Legendary sprinter and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha was conferred with the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award by Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) and Delhi Sports Journalists Association (DSJA) at the National Sports Club of India in New Delhi.

Awards

Legendary sprinter and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha was conferred with the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award by Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) and Delhi Sports Journalists Association (DSJA) at the National Sports Club of India in New Delhi. To honour her stellar sporting career, Ms Usha was presented with a medallion, a citation and a memento on the occasion. The ceremony was graced by Guest of Honours Shri Rajeev Shukla, Member of Parliament – Rajya Sabha and Vice President, BCCI and former Indian shooter Shri Jaspal Rana.


      Ms PT Usha is the fifth recipient of the SJFI and DSJA ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award after tennis legend Mr. Vijay Amritraj, former badminton icon Mr. Prakash Padukone, India’s legendary cricketer Mr. Sunil Gavaskar and former sprinter Shri Milkha Singh.

      Ms Usha, throughout her memorable career between 1977 and 2000, won 103 international medals for India.

      She also claimed four Gold Medals and seven Silver medals in Asian Games, and competed across three editions of the Olympics.

 

     


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