P T Usha: India's Track Queen

Track star P T Usha of India shown in a photo dated 29 September 1986 streaking her way to pass in the women's 200-meter heats with a new Asian games record time of 23.68 secs. (AFP Photo)

India's track queen P T Usha shown in a photo dated 04 October 1986 streaking her way in the women's 400-meter fanals to win the gold medal in Seoul. (AFP Photo)

P T Usha of India speeds during the women's 400 meters at the 12th Asian Athletic Championships in Fukuoka, western Japan 20 July, 1998. Usha clocked 52.55 seconds and clinched the bronze. (AFP Photo)

P T Usha of India crosses the finish line of the women's 200 meters semi-final at the 12th Asian Athletic Championships in Fukuoka, western Japan 21 July, 1998. Usha clocked 23.27 seconds and qualified for the final . (AFP Photo)

Indian anchor P T Usha (L) receives the baton from E.B. Shyla during women's 4x100 meters relay at the 12th Asian Athletic Championships in Fukuoka, western Japan on 22 July, 1998. The Indian team clinched the gold with a time of 44.43 seconds. (AFP Photo)

Moo Sung Yu (L), president and CEO of Samsung India and P.T.Usha (the winner of three gold medals on track in the Asian Games) wave 01 November, 1998 to the 15,000 citizens, who joined the Samsung running festival to raise fund for the Indian National Team for the 13th Asian Games, in Bangkok. (AFP Photo)

Sri Lankan athlete Damayanthi Darsha (R) powers to reach finish line leaving Indian P T Usha behind in the women's 200-meter of the 8th South Asian Federation Games (SAF Games) in Kathmandu, 28 September 1999. Darsha set a new SAF Games record of 22.68 and win the gold while Usha collected silver by 23.38 for her country. (AFP Photo)