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Anju made history with a bronze at the 2003 World Athletics Championship in Paris and is, till date, the only Indian track and field athlete to medal at the Worlds.
The Indian long jump legend made history when she won the bronze medal by clearing 6.70 metres at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. Later, she won a gold medal in the IAAF World Athletics Finals in 2005 in Monaco.
Legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George was made senior vice-president.
Incumbent Adille Sumariwalla will be unanimously elected as Athletics Federation of India president for a third term during the AGM on Saturday.
Rai coached top athletes such as Olympian quartermiler Vandana Rao, heptathlete Pramila Aiyappa, Ashwini Nachappa, Murali Kuttan, M K Asha, E B Shyla, Rosa Kutty and G G Pramila.
The National Games are scheduled to be held in Goa between October 20 and November 4, in which 12,000 sportspersons from across the country will compete for top honours in 37 disciplines.
The experts will review the code vis-a-vis the present code and will examine the comments received by the Indian Olympic Association and various National Sports Federations related to the new draft.
The 17-year-old Plus One student’s death has also turned the focus on the laxity in adhering to safety guidelines while conducting such events.
Speaking to the reporters on Sunday, Muraleedharan said there was nothing political about the meeting which took place on Saturday.
In a photo tweeted by news agency ANI, Anju is seen holding a BJP flag at a party function attended by BJP Karnataka chief B S Yeddyurappa.