Threat to budding athletes’ career remains in Kochi

Kochi | Monday | 11th November, 2019

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By Express News ServiceKOCHI: Only weeks have passed since Apheel Johnson died of serious injuries after a hammer accidentally fell on him during the Junior Athletic Meet held in Pala. The entire sports meet is a huge mess,” said Ranjit Mathew, team manager of Elenthikara Higher Secondary School, North Paravur. The races start by 8 am and get over before the sun reaches its zenith. However, at Kothamangalm, when we reached there with our students, the organisers hadn’t even drawn the tracks,” he said. Stretchers and volunteers were absent at the venue..