India’s Golden Girl PT Usha recently created a small stir during the Tokyo Olympics soon after Neeraj Chopra’s historic win. She tweeted The tweet caused confusion among the uninitiated.

‘Golden Girl’ PT Usha to be named India’s Olympic Association chief. Former track and field star to become first woman to head IOA in over 60 years. Last updated: November 28, 2022 | 20:00. AFP.

As PT Usha turns 54, 10 facts about the golden girl of Indian athletics It’s PT Usha’s birthday today. And what better time to revisit those golden memories when the Payyoli Express did India ...

Having entered track and field athletics at the age of 16, she is credited with popularising the sport across India. Though Usha retired in the year 2000, her records remain unmatched till date.

Usha missed out on a bronze in the 400m hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Games by just 1/100th of a second but still became a national sports icon. Nicknamed the "Payyoli Express" -- after the town of ...

At 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 ...

Off the field News: Usha, who remains one of India's most accomplished athletes with 11 medals at the Asian Games and is famously called the 'Golden Girl', had retired in ...

Former track and field star PT Usha will take over as the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association, becoming the first former international athlete to head the organisation in more ...

PT Usha, who remains one of India's most accomplished athletes with 11 medals at the Asian Games, had retired in 2000 with a promise to nurture a new crop of athletes.

New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday extended their wishes to the queen of Indian track and field ...

Usha, who remains one of India's most accomplished athletes with 11 medals at the Asian Games, ... Golden Girl PT Usha turns 56: Kiren Rijiju, Yuvraj extend birthday greetings.

Former track and field star PT Usha will take over as the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association, becoming the first former international athlete to head the organisation in more than ...