Anuradha Biswal (born 28 March 1975)[1] is an Indian former track and field athlete from Odisha who specialized in 100 metre hurdles. She previously held the national record of 13.38 seconds for 100 m hurdles,[2] set on 26 August 2002 during the DDA-Raja Bhalendra Singh National Circuit meet held at the Nehru Stadium in Delhi.[3] She bettered her own record of 13.40 seconds clocked at the Asian championships in Jakarta on 30 July 2000.[4] She held the record until Jyothi Yarraji ran 13.23s on 10 May 2022.[5] She won a bronze medal for her performance in Jakarta.[6] She is working with NALCO in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[7]
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| Full name | Anuradha Biswal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Anu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1975 Balasore, Odisha, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing India
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| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | 100m hurdles |
| 2006 | South Asian Games | Columbo, Sri Lanka | 1st | 100m hurdles |
References edit
- ^ "Anuradha BISWAL". orisports.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Anuradha sets National mark". The Hindu. 26 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Rachita Mistry, Anuradha Biswal corner day's honours". The Hindu. 31 July 2000. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus meet". Press Trust of India. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Asian Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Odisha Sprinter Anuradha Biswal Named Member Of Talent Search Panel For Athletics". odishabytes. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links edit
- Anuradha Biswal at World Athletics
- Anuradha Biswal at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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