VADODARA: The turmoil in her personal life took a toll on her sporting performance too.
The 19-year-old girl who ended life after being raped was a budding kabaddi player who had played in two national inter-school tournaments.
But last year she wasn’t picked up in the selection trials for the national juniors tournament.
“She appeared in the selection kabaddi matches but her fitness wasn’t up to the mark.
Also, she had felt dizzy a couple of times during the trials.
When she was asked about the reason, she said that she wasn’t in a good state after her mother had died,” said Jagdish Chavan, a former Kabaddi player who is now associated with Gujarat Kabaddi Association.
“This year too she was picked up for the national juniors kabaddi camp but again couldn’t make it due to her fitness,” Chavan told TOI.
“I had seen her play and I will say that she was very talented,” he added.
The girl, who had been playing kabaddi since a very young age, used to be a raider on the field.
“She used to say that she wasn’t in a good mental state as her mother had died.
It also affected her fitness levels.
She was a very good player and could have made it to the senior national team too.
Her suicide is really an unfortunate incident,” said Vijay Vichare, former secretary, Baroda District Kabaddi Association.