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P. T. Usha
Ind track and field athlete
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is an Indian sports administrator and retired track and field athlete.
Usha was born in Koothali near Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala.
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She grew up in Payyoli. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979.[6] She has won 4 gold medals and 7 silver medals in the Asian Games. She is often associated as the "Queen of Indian track and field".[7]
On 6 July 2022, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, by former President of IndiaRam Nath Kovind.[8] In December 2022, Usha was elected president of the Indian Olympic Association unopposed.[9] In December 2022, she was appointed to the panel of Rajya Sabha vice chairman to control the proceedings of the upper house during the absence of both Chairman and Deputy Chairman.[10] She is the first nominated MP in hi