Anu chases podium: After 'paper bronze' in 2018, Japan offers redemption
Indian hurdler Anu Raghavan is preparing for the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, seeking to finally earn a physical medal after being retroactively awarded a bronze from 2018. Her career has been marked by significant selection controversies and a long-standing quest for formal recognition.
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The story illustrates the personal and professional toll of administrative and doping-related issues in elite international sports.
New Delhi: For eight years, 400m hurdles athlete Anu Raghavan has been an Asian Games medallist without ever standing on the podium. The certificate is with her. The bronze medal, however, is not.When Bahrain's Kemi Adekoya was stripped of the 2018 Asian Games gold after a doping violation, Raghavan moved from fourth to bronze. On paper, history changed. In reality, nothing did. There was no medal ceremony, no flag raised in Jakarta, and no applause from a packed stadium. Just an amended result sheet and an absence that has lingered ever since."I won the bronze medal at the Asian Games despite finishing fourth," Raghavan tells TimesofIndia.com. "But even now, I am sad because I still don't have that medal in my hand.
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