India's long jump queen
How Anju Bobby George won India's first ever World Athletics Championship medal in 2003.
In 2003, the Indian long-jumper Anju Bobby George became the first Indian to ever win a medal in the World Athletics Championships. The bronze medal made Anju a hero in a country with little tradition in athletics and an inspiration to future Indian sportswomen. Simon Watts tells her story. Produced by Prabhat Pandey.
PHOTO: Anju Bobby George in action (Getty Images)