LIFE- BIRTH- EDUCATION   

  Birth

  PT  Usha was born, as the daughter of   Paithal and Lakshmi, at Payyoli, a small
  village in Kozhikode, on June 27, 1964.

Early Education and Career

Her initial education was at Thrikottur school, Payyoli. It was
her teacher,Balakrishnan who first unearthed the sporting talents dormant in Usha.
She then joined sports division in Kannur.
Her association with O.M. Nambiar, an athletics coach, helped her to scale new
heights in athletics.. Her craving for success became more intense as the years
rolled by.
Usha, through sheer hardwork and fierce determination epitomised the Indian
Quest for the elusive Olympic track and field medal, and came so near of winning
it, at 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Her career-graph saw meteoric rise after this and in the second phase of her
career, after the split from Nambiar, she was trained by coach JS Bhatia.

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