Olympian Dhanalakshmi’s sister passes away; breaks down on return to India

After coming back from Tokyo to India, Olympian Dhanalakshmi Sekar broke down into tears upon studying concerning the dying of her sister on Sunday.
The 22-year-old, who was a reserve for the 4x400m combined relay workforce, returned to Gundur village close to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu from the Olympic Games together with one other sprinter, Subha Venkataraman. Within a couple of minutes after assembly her household, Dhanalakshmi got here to know the tragic information: her sister Gayathri had breathed her final on July 12.
However, Dhanalakshmi’s household didn’t inform her concerning the passing of her ailing sister as they wished her to give attention to the aggressive occasion. While talking to a neighborhood channel, Dhanalakshmi’s mom Usha, a day by day wage labourer, stated Gayathri had been a pillar of help for the athlete.
The sprinter, who had misplaced her father at an early age, had been residing along with her mom and sister.
According to IANS, Dhanalakshmi had put a sensational efficiency throughout the choice trials at National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala, beating P.T. Usha’s document within the 200m heats and had additionally received gold towards Dutee Chand in 100m.
In 100m, she had received gold with a timing of 11.39 seconds, and in 200m, she set a brand new document with a timing of 23.26 seconds, breaking Usha’s document of 23.30 seconds set 23 years in the past, an IANS report added.