Collect the information from newspapers, magazines, periodicals and books
about two famous Indian sports persons and prepare their profiles.
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The book is a story of the Queen of Indian track and field, nicknamed as ‘Payyoli Express’ – P.T Usha is an inspiration to every Indian girl rising from the shackles of poverty. At the age of 16, she became the youngest Indian sprinter to participate in the Moscow Olympics 1980. Kerala born has won as many as 101 international medals including a silver at 1982 Asiad games, 5 Golds and 1 bronze at 1985 Jakarta Asian Athletic Meet, 4 Golds and 1 Silver at the 1986 Asiad Games.
The Golden girl is India’s first woman to reach a final of an Olympic event. However, she missed the bronze by just 1/100th of a second. P.T.Usha has been awarded the Greatest Woman Athlete in 1985. In 1984, she was felicitated with the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri
With over 23 international titles to her name, Saina Nehwal has contributed immensely in making the sport of Badminton popular in the country. In 2008 Bejing Olympics, she became the first Indian woman to reach the quarterfinals. However, in 2012 London Olympics she won the bronze becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in badminton at the Olympics. She has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna Award.
‘Playing To Win’ is about Saina’s “life, on and off the court”. Apart from the world-class athlete that we know her to be, she brings her other roles to life – of a daughter, sister, a student. She also talks about her rigorous training, diet, sacrifices etc.
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