Saraswati Saha Explained

Saraswati Saha
Fullname:Saraswati Dey-Saha
Sport:Running
Event:100 metres, 200 metres
Club:Indian Railways
Birth Date:1979 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Chittamara, Belonia, Tripura, India
Retired:Yes
Weight:53kg (117lb)
Country:India
Pb:100 m: 11.40
(Jakarta 2000)
200 m: 22.82 NR
(Ludhiana 2000)

Saraswati Dey-Saha (born 23 November 1979) is an Indian former track and field sprinter from Chittamara, Belonia Tripura. She holds the current 200 metres national record of 22.82 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in Ludhiana on 28 August 2002.[1] She broke the previous mark held by Rachita Mistry since July 2000. In doing so, Saraswati became the first Indian woman to break 23-second barrier in 200 metres.[2] The highlight of her career was the gold medal she won at the 2002 Busan Asian Games.[3]

Rachita represented India in 4×100 metres relay together with P. T. Usha, E. B. Shyla, and Rachita Mistry at the 1998 Asian Championships in Athletics where her team won the gold medal on way to setting the current national record of 44.43 s.[4] [5] Later in the 4 x 100 metres relay at 2000 Sydney Olympicsher team - consisting of V. Jayalakshmi, Vinita Tripathi, and Rachita Mistry - clocked a time of 45.20 s in the first round. The team finished last in their heats.[6] [7] She also competed in 200 m at 2004 Athens Olympics, where she clocked a time of 23.43 s in the heats.[8]

In 2002, she was conferred the Arjuna Award for her contribution to the Indian athletics.[9] Saraswati quit competitive athletics in July 2006 owing to the injury to her Achilles tendon, occurred after the Busan Asian Games.[10]

National titles

International competitions

Representing
1998Fukuoka, Japan1st4 × 100 m
2000Jakarta, Indonesia2nd100 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009 . Athletics Federation of INDIA . 2009-09-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174209/http://indianathletics.org/isr.php . 2009-08-05 .
  2. News: Saraswati breaks 23-second barrier. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106233236/http://www.hindu.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082905962100.htm. dead. 2012-11-06. 2002-08-29. The Hindu. 2009-10-03.
  3. News: Saraswati Saha, Neelam J Singh win gold. 2002-10-10. indiaexpress.com. 2009-10-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605125255/http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/sports/20021010-0.html. 2011-06-05.
  4. Web site: Vijaykumar. C.N.R. After the feast, the famine. www.rediff.com. 1998-12-15. 2009-09-04.
  5. Web site: National records. ATHLETICS FEDERATION of INDIA. 2011-12-31. 2013-08-17.
  6. Web site: Sydney2000 Results: Official Results - 4 X 100 METRES - Women - Round 1 . . 2009-10-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916214229/http://www2.iaaf.org/OLY00/results/index.asp . 2009-09-16 .
  7. Web site: Saraswati Dey-Saha - Biography and Olympics results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221185121/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=saraswati+dey+. dead. 2020-02-21. Sports Reference LLC. 2009-09-03.
  8. Web site: Olympic Games 2004 - Results 08-23-2004 - 200 Metres W Heats. IAAF. 2009-10-03. 23 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023082616/http://www.iaaf.org/history/oly/season=2004/eventcode=3201/results/racedate=08-23-2004/sex=W/discCode=200/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html. dead.
  9. Web site: Arjuna Awardees. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 2009-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm . 2007-12-25.
  10. News: Saraswati calls it quits. 2006-08-01. The Indian Express. 2009-10-03.
  11. Web site: Indian Championships and Games. gbrathletics.com. 2009-09-06.

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