Anand Shetty

Anand Shetty (c. 1961 – 21 May 2013) was an Indian athlete who specialized in sprints.

[2][3] Son of a Kambala Jockey, and himself a Jockey in teens,[4] Anand Shetty started his career in sports initially as a Kabaddi player and eventually turned into sprints.

[5] He made his first senior appearance at the international level in the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.

[6] In the South Asian Games, he won gold medals in the 200 metres event in Kathmandu in 1984 and in the 100 metres event in Calcutta in 1987.

[1] Anand Shetty was seriously injured in a car accident on 18 May 2013 and succumbed to the injuries on 21 May at the KMC Hospital in Mangalore.