Winner
without Medal
On 19th September
O P Jaisha sent me an SMS informing that she came first in the 10000 meters
race clocking a time of 33:03 (Thirty three minutes and three seconds) at the National
Open Athletic Meet being held at Kolkata. Incidentally this is an improvement over
her own record, created at the last National Games by more than 5 seconds. Next
day when I searched the news paper, there was no news on the subject including
in the Malayalam news papers. I checked
back with Jaisha who told me that she was not registered for the 10000 meters
race and on request she was allowed to participate unofficially. In the last National Games at Trivandrum,
Jaisha gave a sterling performance and won the 10000 meters beating her nearest
rival by more than one lap (400 Meters) behind.
It is unfortunate that such a talented athlete, who created history in
winning margin, was deprived to participate officially in the 10K race. There appears to be a serious dereliction of
duty on the part of the concerned authorities in this goof up. It is regrettable that our talented top class
athletes are treated in this cavalier manner. Let us hope that such gross
irregularities will not happen in future.
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