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RUDRAPUR: Three years after she represented India at the Commonwealth Karate Championship in 2015, Simran Kaur, now 13, has received a cheque of Rs 2,500 from the sports directorate. We can’t afford to pay for her training.”Simran’s mentor, Rahul Sharma, said that earlier the award for a participant at the Commonwealth Karate Championship was Rs 50,000 but it had now reduced to Rs 2,500. The parents have returned the cheque and said that they would not be able to let the girl continue her training as they could not afford it. This has left the family of the karate player who played in the sub-junior category seething. She participated in CWKC 2015 held in Delhi but unfortunately could not bag any medal..