V. Anusuya Bai

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V. Anusuya Bai
Born (1953-08-23) 23 August 1953 (age 70)
Chennai, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationAthlete
Known forArjuna Award

V. Anusuya Bai (born 23 August 1953) is an Indian former track and field athlete. She won the Arjuna Award in 1975 and four gold medals at International Athletics Meet in Pakistan in 1976.[1][2] She was born in Chennai, India. She represented India at the 1973 Summer Universiade Moscow, competing in sprinting events and the discus throw.[3] She retired as a Deputy Chief Personnel Officer (Welfare), Southern Railway of Chennai, in August, 2013.[4]

The Hindu erroneously reported that she represented Asia at the first World Athletics Championship in Düsseldorf, West Germany in 1977.[4] The event held that year was the 1977 IAAF World Cup and Bai's name did not feature in the results.[5]

She was the first woman from Tamil Nadu to receive the Arjuna Award – India's top national honour for sport.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Arjuna Award" (PDF).
  2. ↑ V.ANUSUYA BAI. SDAT. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Anusiya Bai data" (PDF).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Varma, M. Dinesh (30 August 2013). "Arjuna awardee hangs up her boots after a stint at Railways". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ↑ 1977 IAAF World Cup – Results. Athletics DB (archived). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  6. ↑ Railway sportswoman contributes Rs 1 lakh to Railways. Business Standard (2013-09-03). Retrieved 2020-05-17.


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