About The autobiography of PT Usha" Golden Girl"
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PT Usha did not have a privileged childhood and faced many health issues and much poverty. Her incredible drive for athletics and sports soon earned the "queen of Indian track and field" the nickname of 'Payyoli Express'.
Usha was associated with sports since the year 1976 when her aptitude and passion for sports led her to secure a Rs 250 scholarship from the Kerala state government and represent her district when it started a sports school for women in Cannore.
In the same year, things took a major turn when athletics coach OM Nambiar noticed the girl at an award ceremony for the National School Games where Usha had participated.
The coach was impressed with "her lean shape and fast walking style" as he told later in an Rediff.com interview and as he began coaching her, the rest is history.
Usha never looked back in her career and even when she took a break of four years, she returned to clinch the silver medal at the Hisroshima Asiad. Her greatest regret and disappointment has to be the Los Angeles Olympics where the Golden Girl missed the Bronze by just 1/100th of a second.
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979.[5] She is often called the "queen of Indian track and field".[6]
P. T. Usha
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Personal information
Birth name
Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha[1]
Nickname(s)
Golden Girl, Payyoli Express[2]
Nationality
Indian
Born
27 June 1964 (age 56)
Kuttali, Kozhikode, Kerala, India[3]
Years active
1976–2000[4]
Employer
Indian Railway