Mar Athanasius College’s C. Chanthini, a former Asian under-18 medallist, after profitable the ladies’s 1500m on the MG University athletics meet. On her left is part of the worn-out track.
| Photo Credit: Stan Rayan
Year after 12 months, one retains listening to about the excellent news…that the artificial track on the Maharaja’s Stadium right here could be relaid. But as every year passes, the frustration continues.
The Mahatma Gandhi University athletics championships, which started on the Maharaja’s Stadium on Monday, provided a glimpse of what Kerala’s young and promising athletes should endure as they combat their option to nationwide prominence.
The track, lengthy useless and now with its prime layer worn out in lots of locations, compelled the meet organisers to delay the afternoon occasions by a few hours because it as melting in lots of locations.
The college has produced among the nation’s brightest athletes together with Preeja Sreedharan, Jinson Johnson, V.Ok. Vismaya and Muhammed Ajmal however now its athletes should compete on a horrible track with a fear that they may get injured any time.
It’s time for Kerala to come back collectively to relay with none additional delay.
