INDIAN Athletics – News – It’s official, IAAF ratifies Anju George’s gold medal in 2005 World Athletics!

Confirming this, Athletics Federation of India President Mr Adille Sumariwalla lauded the Indian star on her historic achievement. “We are extremely proud that Anju has been awarded the gold medal in the prestigious World Athletics Final. This is a historic occasion for the entire country and the Indian athletics fraternity,” said Sumariwalla.

Meanwhile, Anju was overwhelmed on winning the World Athletics gold medal and expressed her gratitude to all the fans of Indian athletics, her coach and the AFI for their support. “It’s a great privilege for Indian athletics and I am humbled with the gold medal. As an Indian athlete, I’m indebted to my fans, coaches and the Athletic Federation of India for all their support,” said Anju.

Earlier, the IAAF upgraded Anju to the top place in the IAAF World Athletics Final after the disqualification of Russia’s Tatyana Kotova, who had finished ahead of the Indian in the meet, but later failed to clear the dope test. Anju’s 6.75 metres leap had landed her with the silver then, behind the Russian’s 6.83 metres effort.

With this achievement, Anju became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in World Athletics Final. The Indian star had previously won a bronze medal in the 2003 World Championship and has a gold in the Asian Games and Asian Championship in her name and a bronze in the Commonwealth Games.