She has been given the honour keeping in mind her contribution towards grooming talent in the country and also her advocacy of the pertinent issue of gender equality. 

Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan issued a statement praising Sreejesh. However, the player is yet to receive a cash reward, unlike other Tokyo Olympic 2020 medallists

“I had frequent joint pains and when I tried to manage the condition with painkillers, I often lost consciousness and had to be rushed to the hospital,” Anju Bobby George revealed about her condition.

Anju is the first and only Indian to win a World Athletics Championship medal.

“We feel that proper testing will happen only from January next year. So, to some extent, that will dissuade the dope cheats everywhere…even in India.”

The long jumper trains at the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Bangalore under India’s one of the greatest athletes Anju Bobby George. “When we see an athlete, we sort of know how she could develop,” explained coach Anju before junior national camp.

Anju Bobby George is not only the first but also the only Indian to win a World Athletics Championship medal. She won a bronze medal in the Long Jump Category at Paris in 2003.

Long jumper Anju Bobby George finished 6th in an event of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens fourteen years ago. Years after finally Anju and two other long jumpers — from UK and Australia — who failed to make it to the podium at the 2004 Athens Olympics have claimed the medals they missed out on […]

Former Indian athlete and Olympian Anju Bobby George, with the Athletics Federation of India by her side, has expressed agony against the sports ministry’s policies. In her complaint, Anju, a national sports observer, pointed out the fault in not allowing athletics events at SAI stadiums hosting Indian Super League matches. Anju, a former World Championship bronze […]

Here is a bare linkage of the events surrounding the resignation of ace athlete Anju Bobby George.