Little-known woman high jumper Sahana Kumari is having a tough time sourcing funds for her preparation for the mega-event.
High jumper Sahana Kumari and wrestler Geeta Phogat were eliminated before making any serious attempt to climb the medal podium as India drew a blank on Day 13 of the Olympic Games.
India's Sahana Kumari got knocked out of the women's high jump at the Olympic Games after clearing 1.80m and finishing at joint 15th in the Group B of the qualifying competition on Thursday.
The Railways lass improved upon her mark of 3.51 metres by four centimeters to win the women's pole vault at the Open National Athletics Championships.
The ace high jumper has now won back-to-back gold medals after winning in Bangalore earlier this week.
Ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda clinched the first gold for India as the home team won three medals on the second day to make their presence felt in the 20th Asian Athletics Championships, in Pune on Thursday.
India's dominance went uncontested for the fifth successive day at the 12th South Asian Games, as its shooters, wushu players and track-and-field athletes annihilated competition to sweep most of the gold medals up for grabs, in Guwahati, on Wednesday.
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