Anu Raghavan

Anu Raghavan
Raghavan with the 400m hurdles silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993
Palakkad, Kerala, India
Sport
Country  India
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
2017 Bhubaneswar400m hurdles

Anu Raghavan (born 20 April 1993) is an Indian sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles events.

In 2016, she filed a case in the Kerala High Court against Athletics Federation of India, after having been left out of the Indian 4 × 400 metres relay team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, calling it a battle against "corruption and nepotism within the Federation."[1][2] She stated that she was left out of the Olympics contingent as well as the South Asian Games contingent earlier that year because she "chose to train outside the national camp."[3]

Raghavan won the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, clocking a time of 57.22 seconds.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Singh, Navneet (22 July 2016). "Athlete Anu Raghavan goes to court over Rio relay team omission". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nepotism cost me Olympics spot, alleges Anu Raghavan". Manorama Online. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ↑ AS, Shan (2 June 2017). "Revenge and record for Anu in grudge race". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Misra, Sundeep (9 July 2017). "Asian Athletics Championships: Anu Raghavan proves a point with silver, Sudha Singh secures gold". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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