Surinder Kaur(53) is practicing hard at Panchayati Stadium, Dasuya as her entry to represent India at the coming Asian Masters Games to be held in Singapore is cleared. She has brought so many laurels at several International competitions. She won gold, silver and bronze medals in Malaysia and China in 300 metres Hurdles, 200 and […]

Surinder Kaur(53) is practicing hard at Panchayati Stadium, Dasuya as her entry to represent India at the coming Asian Masters Games to be held in Singapore is cleared. She has brought so many laurels at several International competitions. She won gold, silver and bronze medals in Malaysia and China in 300 metres Hurdles, 200 and 400 metres’ events in the team and individual races.

She has no money to fund her trip to Singapore to participate in Asian Master Games to be held between May 4 to 8, 2016. “I am still hopeful that my state government will help me out. Previously, in recognition of my achievements at the international level, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had presented me cash award of Rs. 2.5 lac in 2015,” she told babushahi.com

A matriculate and a Class IV employee at Primary Agriculture Development Bank, Dasuya, she also rues that job promotion has eluded her so far despite earning name for the state and the country. She took to athletics while in school but could not continue for want of funds. Her husband is not employed due to health reasons.

#Source : Babushahi.com