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Sporting Witness: India's long jump queen

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03/10/2019 GMT

India's long jump queen

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, India's long jump queen

How Anju Bobby George won India's first ever World Athletics Championship medal in 2003.

In 2003, the Indian long-jumper Anju Bobby George became the first Indian to ever win a medal in the World Athletics Championships. The bronze medal made Anju a hero in a country with little tradition in athletics and an inspiration to future Indian sportswomen. Simon Watts tells her story. Produced by Prabhat Pandey.

PHOTO: Anju Bobby George in action (Getty Images)

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