Asian Games gold medalist Swapna Barman, who’s battling melancholy on account of a again harm, has determined to retire, a proper announcement to be made in a couple of days.
The choice got here lower than 24 hours after North East Frontier Railway athlete Swapna received the excessive soar gold medal on the sixtieth National Open Athletics Championships in Warangal.
“My body is not taking its toll now. Mentally, I am very depressed and it is not easy,” Swapna informed PTI from Warangal.
“I’m a little bit confused, however I’ve mentally ready 80-90 % to depart it. I’ll make a ‘huge’ announcement as soon as I attain Kolkata.
“I never wanted to participate, but due to railway commitments, I had to participate here,” Swapna stated.
After turning into the primary Indian heptathlete to win Asian Games gold in Jakarta 2018, Swapna, who has six toes on every foot, battled accidents and a yr later received a silver medal on the Asian Championships in Doha, her final worldwide competitors. Was.
The lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Swapna couldn’t take part in any competitors in 2020 and was aiming for the Tokyo Games qualifying mark in 2021, however accidents resurfaced and a second wave of the pandemic struck. Derailed all his plans.
This yr, she participated solely within the Federation Cup and the continued Open National.
“Looks like I wasn’t destined for it. I tried hard but couldn’t succeed and struggled with a lot of injuries.”
Swapna delayed the surgical procedure on the recommendation of docs and relied on rehab however stated she had sufficient.
“Finally I had to go in for surgery, even during this meeting I was still suffering from back pain. I don’t feel well now,” stated an emotional Swapna in a surprised voice.
The Jalpaiguri athlete was embroiled in controversy final yr as properly, when her home was raided by forest division officers for allegedly unlawful possession of wooden as there was widespread protests within the space.
“People are jealous of my achievements and my mom is harassed lots. I can not take it anymore. I’ve to be with my household and take care of it,” she concluded.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
