Four gold medals: Sportswoman spirit of a 77-year-old at National Masters Athletics

Kochi | Saturday | 8th February, 2020

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Shevlin Sebastian ByExpress News ServiceKOCHI: Inside a white circle, at the Calicut Medical College Stadium—venue for the 40th National Masters Athletics Championship—stands 77-year-old Gaurav Maa Snehlata Gulia Hooda. She is in a blue T-shirt, with the number 7507 marked in striking red and white contrast. Unlike most athletes, she does not place the shot under her chin or do a half-turn. As a Class VIII students, she visited Thiruvananthapuram to take part in the national kho-kho competition as the Punjab team captain. She has managed to fetch medals at all the competitions she has participated across India..