Pilavullakandi Thekeparambil Usha is an athlete from the state of Kerala, India. she is commonly known as P.T. Usha. Known as the 'Queen of Indian Track and Field.' P.T. Usha has been in Indian sports since 1979. In view of his Ferrata period, she was nicknamed "Payoli Express." P.T. Usha was born in Payoli village in Kozhikode district of Kerala.
In 1976, the State Government of Kerala opened a sports school for women and Usha was elected representative of their district. In 1979, she participated in the National School Games, where she drew Om Nambiar's attention, and she was Usha's trainer till the end. His debut at the 1980 Moscow Olympics was nothing special. she won silver medals in the 100m and 200m at the 1982 New Delhi Asian, but a year later won a gold medal in the 400m with a new Asian record in the Asian Track and Field competition in Kuwait. Between 1983-89, Usha won 13 gold medals in ATF Games. She was first in the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics but trailed in the final. She became the first woman and fifth Indian to reach the final of any Olympic championship after winning the semi-final of the 400m hurdles.
In the 10th Asian Games held in Seoul in 1986, P.T. Usha won 4 gold and 1 silver medal. She set new Asian Games records in all the races she participated in. She won five gold medals at the 1985 Asian Race in Jakarta. Winning six gold medals in the same international event is also a record.
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