Happy Birthday PT Usha: Five interesting facts about Payyoli Express

PT Usha was the first and the youngest Indian woman to compete at the 1980 Moscow Olympics

PT Usha was the first Indian woman sprinter to reach the final of an Olympic track event. 

 

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Usha achieved a fourth-place in 400m race but lost the bronze medal by one-hundredth of a second.

 

PT Usha earned five gold medals at the 1985 Asian Championships, the most for any woman athlete in a single event.

 

PT Usha bagged the Adidas Golden Shoe award for best athlete at 1986 Seoul Olympics.