Dutee Chand s real race is against the Olympics double standards
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Last Updated: Jul 24, 2021, 09:48 AM IST
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Allegations of unfairness are being made against many women athletes accused of having unfair advantages because of their natural condition. A particular focus is New Zealand s weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, who is competing after completing her gender transition. Such athletes are said to violate the Olympics vision of fairness, with sports an arena of pure ability.
In Fiercely Female, Sundeep Mishra s new book on Dutee Chand, hunger is a recurring theme. It is inescapable when you are the fourth of seven children in a family with a monthly income of less than Rs3000. Getting a daily meal of dal-rice was a challenge, leave alone the high-quality diet that athletes from developed countries have enjoyed all their lives.
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Coronavirus leading to cardiac issues in youngsters post recovery
Sun, Dec 13 2020 09:33:03 AM
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS): Recovery from Covid-19 may not be the end of the battle for people, including youngsters, who according to the public health experts are presenting cardiac symptoms post-recuperation from the deadly disease.
According to the doctors, hospitals are witnessing a rise in young people reporting cardiac issues post their recovery from the infection, the most common being the palpitations and in few cases as extreme as cardiac arrest or even heart attack.
Although lung injury and acute respiratory distress symptoms have been the most dreaded complications of Covid-19, it needs to be understood that the virus can also lead to heart injuries. It also poses a severe threat to patients with existing heart diseases.
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