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{{short description|Indian sprinter}} | {{short description|Indian sprinter}} | ||
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{{Medal|Gold| [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]] | [[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 200 metres|200 metres]]}} | {{Medal|Gold| [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]] | [[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 200 metres|200 metres]]}} | ||
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'''Saraswati Dey-Saha''' (born 23 November 1979) is an | '''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> | ||
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]] | 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]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* {{ Cite sports-reference |title = Saraswati Saha |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/saraswati-dey-saha-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/saraswati-dey-saha-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 9 September 2013 }} | * {{ Cite sports-reference |title = Saraswati Saha |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/saraswati-dey-saha-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/saraswati-dey-saha-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 9 September 2013 }} | ||