'Poori raat ro kar subah train karti thi'
India, Oct. 24 -- Continued from p 01
S
harma, who trains at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with her husband and coach, Indian Army officer Gajender Singh, says the ordeal affected her even as she travelled to Japan for the Games.
"During the flight, main bahut depression mein thi. But I had promised myself that I'll only come back with not just one but two gold medals. Of course it was to bring pride to my country, but it was also a promise to myself to give an answer to those who have tortured me for the past two months," she says.
Explaining why she hesitated to speak out earlier, Sharma says, "Sometimes I think of taking a stand against all the injustice but then lagta hai ki yeh sab mere khilaaf ho jayenge. Kahin na kahin mujhe phasaane ki koshish karenge... woh bahut saare log hain. Our sports minister is really nice, but humari sarkar ko iss baare mein pata hi nahi hai. Minister sir se milne hi nahi diya jaata humein. Unhe pata hi nahi ki stadium mein kya ho raha hai."
Sharma also alleges that her husband was humiliated by an official during the Games' send-off ceremony. "At the send-off ceremony I was sad and everyone was coming up to me to ask, 'Simran, tu ro kyun rahi hai?' How could I tell them that moments back an official had humiliated my husband, which left me broken!"
Asked whether she raised these concerns, Sharma says, "Hum bolte hain ki humein dikkat ho rahi hai toh jawab aata hai ki, 'Tum yahah se kyun nahi chale jaate? Kahin aur jaake train karlo.' Par kyun chale jayein? Paralympics ka medal ho, Championship ka medal ho, ya Asian Games ka medal ho... sabko proud hona chahiye humari achievements par. When we go abroad to compete, people request to click pictures with us and back home our officials treat us like this."...
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