Asiad hero-turned-daily wager wants to return to sports

July 24, 2012 11:24

The Times of India story that is doing the rounds today -- how an Asiad silver medalist became a brick kiln worker.

Irony doesn't get any more cruel than this. Santhi Soundarajan won a silver medal in the 800m at the Doha Asian Games in 2006, then lost it after she failed a gender test.

Today, she works as a daily-wager in a brick kiln, slogging eight hours under a scorching sun to earn Rs 200 every day -- the wage paid to women labourers.

Santhi now says she wants to return to sports, but the Athletics Federation of India says it cannot giver her a job. The IOA has said it look into her case.

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