New Delhi: The orphan at five o’clock, raised by his daily grandmother and was forced to run without footwear since the shoes were the luxury he could not afford, Sprinter Revathi Veeramani is now ready to undergo an Olympic dream, which has come true far earlier than he expected , The 23-year-old children from Sakkimangalam Village in Madurai District Tamil Nadu are part of the 4x400m Indian mixed relay team in the Tokyo match, starting July 23.
“I was told that my father had a stomach problem because he died, six.
The month after that, my mother died of a brain fever.
I wasn’t even a sixam when they died with fast succession,” Revathi told PTI in an interview that remembered the difficult situation of her Face growing up.
“My sister and my sister grew up by our motherly grandmother.
He will work with a little money on other people’s farming and also on brick kiln to raise us.” Our relatives tells grandmother to work but he will refuse, say we have to go to school and study, “he added, admiring the firmness of his 76-year-old grandmother who attached to his belief and focused on ensuring that two little girls in his care received access to education.
And Arammal Durability allows Revathi to find a true call in life at the school itself.
And because of his talent who ran, he also landed a job at the Division of Madurai Railways, while his younger sister is now a police officer in Chennai.
That’s Kannan, a coach Working at the Authority of the Development of Tamil Nadu, which measured his talent to run when he was in school.
His grandmother was initially hesitant to allow Revathi to chase running.
But Kannan assured him and helped Revathi.
Accommodation Ostel in Lady Day College in Madurai.
“My grandmother was raising We are loud and hard and continuity H I live my sister is because of him.
But all my sports achievements were caused by Kannan sir, “said Revathi.” I ran barefoot in college and even during the National Junior Championship in Coimbatore in 2016.
After that Pak Kannan ensured that I had all the kits needed, the right diet and other requirements.
“Revathi trained under Kannan starting 2016 until 2019 before he was chosen for the National Camp in NIS in Patiala.
Under Kannan’s supervision, he ran 100m and 200 m but Galina Bukharina, coach of the National Camp for Quartermilers, told him to shift to 400m .
“Galina Madam told me to shift to 400m.
Kannan Pak also agreed.
I am glad I shifted to 400m and I was now at my first Olympics, “he said.” Kannan Sir has told me that one day I had to represent the country in the Olympics and things that happened quickly.
It was a dream that came true but I didn’t expect it really quickly.
“I will do the best at the Olympics and that’s what I can assure.” Fast students both inside and outside the field, Revathi has managed to study Hindi which is quite good After coming to National Camp in Patiala two years ago.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Tamil and speaks smoothly in Hindi during this interview.
“Mere co comfortable Hindi Bolne Mey match, Isliye Hindi Boli (I feel comfortable to speak Hindi).
Pahele Mere Ko Hindi Aati Nahi, Camp Mein Aane to Baad Maine Hindi Sikhi (I learn languages ​​only after joining national camps), “He said.
Revathi was a 200 M silver medalist at the Federation Cup in 2019.
He won 400m races at the Indian 5 and 6 Grand Prix with Timing 54.44 and 53.63 seconds respectively.
He missed the initial part of the 2021 season, including the federation cup, due to injury but returned to win a 400m race at the Indian GP 4.
The young man was third in the national inter-country championship with 53.71sec behind Priya Mohan and Poovamma.
When Priya is non-camper, Poovamma is not available and VK Visimaya and Jisna Mathew in the form of a bad federation, the Athletics of the Indian Federation calls for selection trials to choose three women for mixed 4x400m relay events.
Revathi came out at the peak with the best time of 53.55sec to take place on the team.
He also thanked his studies in Madurai.
to support it.
“Most of the time I was training or took part in the competition.
My college allowed me to take the BA exam and I could pass the last year in Tamil,” he said.