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Journalism of Courage
No way to treat sports persons
India’s athletes are battling not only the rest of Asia but the shocking apathy back home from sports officials that has reduced them to second-class citizens. Karnam Malleswari goes for gold in the first ever women’s weightlifting event at the Asian Games after surviving on a diet allowance of three dollars (Rs 126) a day.
Paes pulls out
Leander Paes in crutches, hobbling around in his home in Orlando (Florida), has kissed his gold medal chances at Bangkok goodbye, by withdrawing from the Asian Games tennis event. But that was expected anyway though medical reports gave some signs of hope in the intervening period.
