Anuradha Biswal
Personal information
Full nameAnuradha Biswal
Nickname(s)Anu
Nationality India
Born (1975-03-28) 28 March 1975
Balasore, Odisha, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportRunning
Event(s)100 m hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2000 Jakarta100 m hurdles
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Colombo100 m hurdles

Anuradha Biswal (born 28 March 1975)[1] is an Indian former track and field athlete from Odisha who specialized in 100 metre hurdles. She previously held the national record of 13.38 seconds for 100 m hurdles,[2] set on 26 August 2002 during the DDA-Raja Bhalendra Singh National Circuit meet held at the Nehru Stadium in Delhi.[3] She bettered her own record of 13.40 seconds clocked at the Asian championships in Jakarta on 30 July 2000.[4] She held the record until Jyothi Yarraji ran 13.23s on 10 May 2022.[5] She won a bronze medal for her performance in Jakarta.[6] She is working with NALCO in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  India
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd 100m hurdles
2006 South Asian Games Columbo, Sri Lanka 1st 100m hurdles

References

  1. ↑ "Anuradha BISWAL". orisports.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Anuradha sets National mark". The Hindu. 26 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Rachita Mistry, Anuradha Biswal corner day's honours". The Hindu. 31 July 2000. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ "Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus meet". Press Trust of India. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Asian Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Odisha Sprinter Anuradha Biswal Named Member Of Talent Search Panel For Athletics". odishabytes. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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