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Spearheaded by India's first World Championship medallist Anju Bobby George, the Foundation has been nurturing the next generation of women athletes, including the fast rising long jumper Shaili Singh.
The Indian legend said she competed 'in the wrong era', praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's eagerness for promoting and transforming sports in the country.
The AFI was earlier considering to bid for the hosting rights of the 2027 World Championships but it is now learnt that it has dropped the plan and is instead looking to host the 2029 edition.
The AFI will leave the door open for public and private entities to take care of the top athletes.
Three of Mary George's sons, including Jimmy, represented India.
The 23-year-old Malayali bagged a silver medal in Birmingham in the early hours on Friday.
Chopra won the silver and ended India's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Championships.
A medal in athletics on the global stage seemed beyond the Indians till a few years ago. The greatness of Chopra is that he has proved that a medal is very much a reality when he's in the fray
A medal in the final would have made Sreeshankar the first Indian man to bag one at World Athletics Championships.
Anju won the long jump bronze medal in the 2003 Paris Worlds, while Kapil's Devils upset the West Indies as the country won the ODI World Cup for the first time in 1983.