Amazon Quiz: In 2022, who became the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association?
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PT Usha
Answer: PT Usha
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Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha is a former Indian track and field athlete who was born on June 27, 1964. She was born in Kerala’s Kuthali, Kozhikode. Since 1979, she has been connected to Indian athletics. She has garnered 7 Silver and 4 Asian Gold medals.
The “Queen of Indian track and field” is a common moniker for her. She was proposed to the Rajya Sabha on July 6, 2022, by former President Ram Nath Kovind. Usha won the Indian Olympic Association’s presidential election without a challenge in December 2022.
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Usha had her best performance. She entered on the basis of a streak of good performances at the year’s New Delhi inter-state meet and Mumbai Open National Championships. However, her failures in the 100m and 200m events at the World Championships in Moscow led her to focus on the 400 m hurdles. She defeated Asian Champion M. D. Valsamma at the Olympics trials in Delhi to earn a spot in the competition.
