Anuradha Biswal

Anuradha Biswal (born 28 March 1975)[1] is an Indian former track and field athlete from Odisha who specialized in 100 metre hurdles. She previously held the national record of 13.38 seconds for 100 m hurdles,[2] set on 26 August 2002 during the DDA-Raja Bhalendra Singh National Circuit meet held at the Nehru Stadium in Delhi.[3] She bettered her own record of 13.40 seconds clocked at the Asian championships in Jakarta on 30 July 2000.[4] She held the record until Jyothi Yarraji ran 13.23s on 10 May 2022.[5] She won a bronze medal for her performance in Jakarta.[6] She is working with NALCO in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[7]

Anuradha Biswal
Personal information
Full nameAnuradha Biswal
Nickname(s)Anu
Nationality India
Born (1975-03-28) 28 March 1975
Balasore, Odisha, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportRunning
Event(s)100 m hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2000 Jakarta100 m hurdles
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Colombo100 m hurdles

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  India
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd 100m hurdles
2006 South Asian Games Columbo, Sri Lanka 1st 100m hurdles

References
  1. "Anuradha BISWAL". orisports.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  3. "Anuradha sets National mark". The Hindu. 26 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  4. "Rachita Mistry, Anuradha Biswal corner day's honours". The Hindu. 31 July 2000. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus meet". Press Trust of India. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. "Asian Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  7. "Odisha Sprinter Anuradha Biswal Named Member Of Talent Search Panel For Athletics". odishabytes. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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