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Saraswati Saha
Personal information
Full name	Saraswati Dey-Saha
Born	23 November 1979 (age 46); Chittamara, Tripura, India
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.40 (2000); 200 m: 22.82 NR (2002)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing India
Asian Games
Asian Championships

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Saraswati Dey-Saha (born 23 November 1979) is an Indian former sprinter. She is the first Indian woman to break 23-second barrier in 200 m and holds the current national record of 22.82 seconds set in Ludhiana in 2002.^[1]^[2] The highlight of her career was the 200 m gold medal she won at the 2002 Asian Games.^[3] Saraswati was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2002.^[4]

Career[edit | edit source]

Saraswati represented India in 4 x 100 metres relay together with P. T. Usha, E. B. Shyla, and Rachita at the 1998 Asian Championships in Athletics where her team won the gold medal on way to setting the current national record of 44.43 s.^[5]^[6] Later in the 4 x 100 metres relay at 2000 Sydney Olympics her team - consisting of V. Jayalakshmi, Vinita Tripathi, and Rachita Mistry - clocked a time of 45.20 s in the first round. The team finished last in their heats.^[7]^[8]^[9] She also represented India in the women's 200 m event at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Saraswati quit competitive athletics in July 2006 owing to the injury to her Achilles tendon, occurred after the Busan Asian Games.^[10]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
↑ "Saraswati breaks 23-second barrier". The Hindu. 29 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
↑ "Saraswati Saha, Neelam J Singh win gold". indiaexpress.com. 10 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
↑ "Arjuna Awardees". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
↑ Vijaykumar, C.N.R (15 December 1998). "After the feast, the famine". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
↑ "National records" (PDF). ATHLETICS FEDERATION of INDIA. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Sydney2000 Results: Official Results - 4 X 100 METRES - Women - Round 1". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
↑ "Rachita Mistry - Biography and Olympics results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
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↑ "Saraswati calls it quits". The Indian Express. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

External links[edit | edit source]

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Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saraswati Saha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

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[afio-1] "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

[hindu_aug02-2] "Saraswati breaks 23-second barrier". The Hindu. 29 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[ie_oct02-3] "Saraswati Saha, Neelam J Singh win gold". indiaexpress.com. 10 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[arjuna-4] "Arjuna Awardees". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

[5] Vijaykumar, C.N.R (15 December 1998). "After the feast, the famine". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[6] "National records" (PDF). ATHLETICS FEDERATION of INDIA. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Sydney2000 Results: Official Results - 4 X 100 METRES - Women - Round 1". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.

[srllc-8] "Rachita Mistry - Biography and Olympics results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[:0-9] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :0

[ie_aug06-10] "Saraswati calls it quits". The Indian Express. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

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-'''Saraswati Dey-Saha''' (born 23 November 1979) is an Indian former [[track and field]] [[sprint (running)|sprint]]er from [[Chittamara, Belonia]] [[Tripura]]. She holds the current [[200 metres]] [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] of 22.82 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in [[Ludhiana]] on 28 August 2002.<ref name="afio">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianathletics.org/isr.php |title=Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009 |publisher=Athletics Federation of INDIA |access-date=2009-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174209/http://indianathletics.org/isr.php |archive-date=2009-08-05 }}</ref> She broke the previous mark held by [[Rachita Mistry]] since July 2000. In doing so, Saraswati became the first Indian woman to break 23-second barrier in 200 metres.<ref name="hindu_aug02">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082905962100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106233236/http://www.hindu.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082905962100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-06|title=Saraswati breaks 23-second barrier|date=2002-08-29|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-10-03}}</ref> The highlight of her career was the [[gold medal]] she won at the [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan Asian Games]].<ref name="ie_oct02">{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/sports/20021010-0.html|title=Saraswati Saha, Neelam J Singh win gold|date=2002-10-10|publisher=indiaexpress.com|access-date=2009-10-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605125255/http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/sports/20021010-0.html|archive-date=2011-06-05}}</ref>
+'''Saraswati Dey-Saha''' (born 23 November 1979) is an Indian former [[sprint (running)|sprint]]er. She is the first Indian woman to break 23-second barrier in [[200 metres|200 m]] and holds the current [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] of 22.82 seconds set in [[Ludhiana]] in 2002.<ref name="afio">{{cite web |title=Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009 |url=http://www.indianathletics.org/isr.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174209/http://indianathletics.org/isr.php |archive-date=2009-08-05 |access-date=2009-09-02 |publisher=Athletics Federation of INDIA}}</ref><ref name="hindu_aug02">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082905962100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106233236/http://www.hindu.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082905962100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-06|title=Saraswati breaks 23-second barrier|date=2002-08-29|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-10-03}}</ref> The highlight of her career was the [[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 200 metres|200 m gold medal]] she won at the [[2002 Asian Games]].<ref name="ie_oct02">{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/sports/20021010-0.html|title=Saraswati Saha, Neelam J Singh win gold|date=2002-10-10|publisher=indiaexpress.com|access-date=2009-10-03|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605125255/http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/sports/20021010-0.html|archive-date=2011-06-05}}</ref> Saraswati was honored with the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2002.<ref name="arjuna">{{cite web |title=Arjuna Awardees |url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-date=2007-12-25 |access-date=2009-09-03 |publisher=[[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]}}</ref>
-Rachita represented India in [[4×100 metres relay]] together with [[P. T. Usha]], E. B. Shyla, and [[Rachita Mistry]] at the [[1998 Asian Championships in Athletics]] where her team won the gold medal on way to setting the current [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] of 44.43 s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vijaykumar|first=C.N.R|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/dec/15e.htm|title=After the feast, the famine|work=www.rediff.com|date=1998-12-15|access-date=2009-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianathletics.in/records/Records%20seniors%20(As%20on%2031.12.2011).pdf|title=National records|publisher=ATHLETICS FEDERATION of INDIA|date=2011-12-31|access-date=2013-08-17}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Later in the [[4 x 100 metres relay]] at [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]]
+== Career ==
-her team - consisting of V. Jayalakshmi, Vinita Tripathi, and [[Rachita Mistry]] - clocked a time of 45.20&nbsp;s in the first round. The team finished last in their heats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.iaaf.org/OLY00/results/index.asp |title=Sydney2000 Results: Official Results - 4 X 100 METRES - Women - Round 1 |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] |access-date=2009-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916214229/http://www2.iaaf.org/OLY00/results/index.asp |archive-date=2009-09-16 }}</ref><ref name="srllc">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/saraswati-dey-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221185121/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=saraswati+dey+|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-21|title=Saraswati Dey-Saha - Biography and Olympics results|publisher= Sports Reference LLC|access-date=2009-09-03}}</ref> She also competed in 200 m at [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens Olympics]], where she clocked a time of 23.43&nbsp;s in the heats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/history/oly/season=2004/eventcode=3201/results/racedate=08-23-2004/sex=W/discCode=200/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html|title=Olympic Games 2004 - Results 08-23-2004 - 200 Metres W Heats|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]|access-date=2009-10-03|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023082616/http://www.iaaf.org/history/oly/season=2004/eventcode=3201/results/racedate=08-23-2004/sex=W/discCode=200/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+Saraswati represented India in 4 x 100 metres relay together with P. T. Usha, E. B. Shyla, and Rachita at the 1998 Asian Championships in Athletics where her team won the gold medal on way to setting the current national record of 44.43 s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vijaykumar|first=C.N.R|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/dec/15e.htm|title=After the feast, the famine|work=www.rediff.com|date=1998-12-15|accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianathletics.in/records/Records%20seniors%20(As%20on%2031.12.2011).pdf|title=National records|publisher=ATHLETICS FEDERATION of INDIA|date=2011-12-31|accessdate=2013-08-17}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Later in the 4 x 100 metres relay at [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]] her team - consisting of V. Jayalakshmi, Vinita Tripathi, and Rachita Mistry - clocked a time of 45.20 s in the first round. The team finished last in their heats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.iaaf.org/OLY00/results/index.asp |title=Sydney2000 Results: Official Results - 4 X 100 METRES - Women - Round 1 |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] |accessdate=2009-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916214229/http://www2.iaaf.org/OLY00/results/index.asp |archivedate=2009-09-16 }}</ref><ref name="srllc">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/rachita-mistry-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031557/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/rachita-mistry-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Rachita Mistry - Biography and Olympics results|publisher= Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=2009-09-05}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She also represented India in the women's 200 m event at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens Olympics]].
-In 2002, she was conferred the [[Arjuna Award]] for her contribution to the Indian athletics.<ref name="arjuna">{{cite web|url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |title=Arjuna Awardees|publisher=[[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]|access-date=2009-09-03 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-date = 2007-12-25}}</ref> Saraswati quit competitive athletics in July 2006 owing to the injury to her Achilles tendon, occurred after the [[2002 Asian Games|Busan Asian Games]].<ref name="ie_aug06">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/saraswati-calls-it-quits/9738/#|title=Saraswati calls it quits|date=2006-08-01|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=2009-10-03}}</ref>
+Saraswati quit competitive athletics in July 2006 owing to the injury to her Achilles tendon, occurred after the [[2002 Asian Games|Busan Asian Games]].<ref name="ie_aug06">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/saraswati-calls-it-quits/9738/#|title=Saraswati calls it quits|date=2006-08-01|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=2009-10-03}}</ref>
-==National titles==
-*[[All-India Open National Championships]]
-**100 metres: 2000, 2002, 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ind.htm|title=Indian Championships and Games|publisher=gbrathletics.com|access-date=2009-09-06}}</ref>
-**200 metres: 2002, 2003
-==International competitions==
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-|[[1998 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
-|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]
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-|4 × 100 m
-|{{AthAbbr|NR|Indian}}
-|-
-|2000
-|[[2000 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
-|[[Jakarta, Indonesia]]
-|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
-|100 m
-|
-|}
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