Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI am confident that you will bring your sound knowledge and\nexpertise and we look forward to your continued contribution to the development\nand success of Asian Athletics,\u201d said newly-appointed AAA Secretary General A.\nShuggumarran in the letter of appointment dated August 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is an incredible honour to be part of the member of\nAthletes Commission of the Asian Athletic Association. I express my sincere\ngratitude,\u201d tweeted Usha along with a photo of the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other members of the Athletes Commission are Wang Yu of\nChina, 2012 London Olympics gold medallist triple jumper Olga Rypakova of\nKazakhstan, Lee Hup Wei of Malaysia and Saad Shaddad of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Usha, 55, was recently nominated for the prestigious\nInternational Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Veteran Pin Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Usha is known for her stellar performance at the 1984 Los\nAngeles Olympics, where she missed the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles finals\nby 1\/100 second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018Payyoli Express\u2019 was awarded with the prestigious\nArjuna Award in 1983. Two years later in 1985, she was conferred with the Padma\nShri Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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