ANJU B GEORGE GETS GOLD MEDAL IN WORLD ATHLETICS
Anju Bobby George has given India their
first world athletics title although nine years after the event was held in
Monaco.
The long jumper, who won the silver at the World
Athletics Final in 2005, was elevated to the top spot by the International
Association of Athletics Federations on Monday, after gold medal winner
Russia's Tatyana Kotova was disqualified for doping.
Kotova has been slapped with a suspension till January 2015 for testing
positive for formestane and Anju who finished with silver then, has now been
conferred the gold.
Anju's fifth place finish at the 2005 Helsinki World Championship's long jump
event was also upgraded to fourth.
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