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Anju Bobby George (born 19 April 1977) is a retired Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris.
India’s first athletics world championship medal winner, Anju Bobby George occupies a special place in the country’s track and field history. The two-time Olympian also holds India’s women’s long jump national record.
Aug 29, 2020 · Long jump star and Olympian Anju Bobby George won India’s first World Athletics Championships medal, a bronze in the 2003 edition of the meet in Paris.
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Dec 8, 2020 · Former Indian long-jumper Anju Bobby George, the only Indian to climb the podium at the World Athletics Championships, reveals she has only one kidney.
Aug 3, 2023 · Anju Bobby George, India's long-jump queen who won the first ever medal for the country at the athletics World Championships and still holds the national record, gets nostalgic as she...
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Mar 17, 2004 · When Anju Bobby George won a surprise bronze with her fifth round effort 6.70m at the World Championships in Paris, she became the first ever medallist for her native India in a global track and field competition.
Feb 11, 2023 · When Anju Bobby George participated in her first long jump district championship, she fought hard to secure the first place she deserved. From then on, her career has been defined by many...
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