Saraswati Saha

Saraswati Dey-Saha (born 23 November 1979) is an Indian former sprinter. She is the first Indian woman to break 23-second barrier in 200 m and holds the current national record of 22.82 seconds set in Ludhiana in 2002. The highlight of her career was the 200 m gold medal she won at the 2002 Asian Games. Saraswati was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2002.

Career Saraswati represented India in 4 x 100 metres relay together with P. T. Usha, E. B. Shyla, and Rachita at the 1998 Asian Championships in Athletics where her team won the gold medal on way to setting the current national record of 44.43 s. Later in the 4 x 100 metres relay at 2000 Sydney Olympics her team - consisting of V. Jayalakshmi, Vinita Tripathi, and Rachita Mistry - clocked a time of 45.20 s in the first round. The team finished last in their heats.