Mysuru, July 26 -- She is good enough to represent India at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, but not funded enough to own a specialised sports prosthetic.
When Karnataka's lone athletics representative K.S. Shilpa takes the field in Glasgow, she will compete against athletes equipped with high-performance sports prostheses while relying on a standard Jaipur Foot, exposing the financial challenges that continue to confront many of India's para athletes despite their international success.
The 36-year-old from Koppalu village in Mysuru district has turned adversity into achievement. After losing her left leg in a road accident at the age of four, Shilpa refused to let disability define her life. She completed her postgraduate degree and B.Ed., ...