Athletics Research and Studies in India

Milkha Singh holds the national record in the men's 100-meter dash with a time of 10.0 seconds, set in 1960.

PT Usha is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in athletics, winning a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

PT Usha holds the national record in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 22.89 seconds, set in 1984.

Milkha Singh is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in athletics, winning the 400-meter race in 1958.

Milkha Singh holds the national record in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 45.6 seconds, set in 1960.

PT Usha is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics, winning a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles in 1983.

PT Usha holds the national record in the women's 800-meter run with a time of 1:59.83 minutes, set in 1984.

Milkha Singh is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in athletics, winning the 400-meter race in 1958.

Milkha Singh holds the national record in the men's 1500-meter run with a time of 3:47.86 minutes, set in 1960.

Milkha Singh is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the Asian Athletics Championships, winning a gold medal in the 400-meter race in 1958.

Lalita Babar holds the national record in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:19.76 minutes, set in 2016.

Milkha Singh is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the South Asian Games in athletics, winning the 400-meter race in 1954.

Bahadur Prasad holds the national record in the men's 5000-meter run with a time of 13:29.70 minutes, set in 2005.

PT Usha is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Junior Athletics Championships, winning a silver medal in the 200-meter dash in 1986.

Lalita Babar holds the national record in the women's 10000-meter run with a time of 31:59.54 minutes, set in 2016.