Amazon Quiz: Which Indian long-jump star was bestowed the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics in 2021?
Options:
1) Anju Bobby George
2) Neeraj Chopra
3) Nilima Ghose
4) Mary Kom
Answer: Anju Bobby George
Anju Bobby George is a retired Indian athlete who made history when she won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. She became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping 6.70 m.
She went on to win the gold medal at the IAAF World Athletics Final in 2005. In the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monte Carlo, George was upgraded to gold status from silver following the disqualification of Tatyana Kotova of Russia by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The decision was made following the recent re-testing of the latter’s sample collected at the 2005 World Championship in Helsinki.
She was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2002, Khel Ratna in 2003, and Padma Shri in 2004. She had got 5th position with a personal best of 6.83 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics. In March 2021, Anju won the BBC lifetime achievement award for best athlete in India.
George is married to Robert Bobby George, who is a former national champion in triple jump and her coach. The couple has a son Aaron and a daughter Andrea.
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