Jharkhand Athletics Association’s (JAA) Medical Aid Facilities proved to be a flop with India’s best among Women Pole Vault Khyati
S Vakharia’s bone injury during her participation at the finals of this event at ongoing 53rd National Open Athletics Championships at Hotwar on Monday.
“I required immediate ice-rubbing service on my bones but unfortunately could not get it at the medical-aid service here. Is it a national tournament where players are carelessly handled in case of serious injuryIJ” told Khyati
When The Pioneer tried to contact the concerned authorities, a senior announcer of this mega-meet named Raman replied, “Please mind your own business. It is the player’s job to manage the injury.”
Khyati who was in tears and consoled by her team mates in this troublesome moment, after sharing the woes with her coach over phone at ceremonial room of the
athletics stadium, preferred to leave the stadium.
Inspite of getting injured, Khyati representating Oil Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), probably the second best team here, has won Gold Medal at Pole Vault Women this day with seven points and 3.70metres marks.
On Khyati’s life, a media statement on August 25 mentioned that “Even as her athletics career gained a sense of permanency, Vakharia did not lose focus on her dream of becoming a doctor. She completed her MBBS in 2012, and over the next year did an internship that involved 36 to 52 hour shifts in the emergency ward of the Bangalore Medical College, while still managing to keep training for the pole vault.”
Khyati has quoted here that exams for post-graduation entrance are in November and the course starts in August 2014 so she can now fully focus on athletics for a few months. “I am confident that I can break the national record and go on to win a medal at next year’s Asian Games,” says Khyati, who wants to become a surgeon.
last month at an exclusive tournament, Khyati not only relegated national record holder VS Surekha to the silver but also went on to better Surekha’s meet record by successfully clearing 3.86m. Not satisfied with rewriting the Federation Cup National athletics record books, Khyati aimed for the 4m barrier there.