ARUN ON DESPAIR FROM INTERNATIONAL ATHELETE TO WAGE EARNER

Odishabarta

Nabarangpur:Arun Santa from Telasi village of Umarkote block tarnished all hope to resume in athletics.

A weight lifter brought all laurels not only for state but nation too. He participated in Junior Commonwealth Games, Asian Weight Lifting Championship & also World Weightlifting Championship. His belligerant efforts could earn him glorious feat by getting 8 to 10 medals in state level & 2 to 3 national level including 2 medals in International level.Still he had been dropped for Olympic which was his big dream.

Minor literacy by completing 4th std from Badabharandi Ashram School & then rushed to Berhampur where he trained on weight lifting by leaving studies. Rest was history to bring glory for state & nation.

Neither State nor Central Government reached at his citadels to inspire financial support being from labour class family.

He shocked to say,”l have to grin again as daily wage earner in farm field due to lack of support from administration or government”. Apathy still whirling around for Arun may be under social security jinx forever by streaming in labour class as if sky fallen down for him.