Kerala Cop Wins 2 Gold Medals In World Arm Wrestling Competition
NDTV
Mini Raju was a sportsperson even before joining the police force. She won a district-level arm wrestling competition in Kerala in 2018.
A policewoman in Kerala has won two arm wrestling gold medals in World Arm Wrestling Competition held in Turkey. She was also the captain of the 43-member Indian team that won 13 medals at the competition in total. Out of these, three are gold, five silver and five bronze. She was quoted as saying by news agency PTI that this is a first for the country at the competition. Of the 13 medals, eight were won by arm wrestlers from Kerala, she added.
"After 1979, I am the first one to win double gold for the country at the event," the policewoman told PTI.
She has always been attracted to sports. Before joining the police force, Ms Raju was a state-level athlete and participated in 100 and 200 metres heats and long-jump events.
Ms Raju joined the police force in 2001 and continued participating in athletic events. But an accident in 2008 caused her ligament to rupture, thereby ending her athletic career, PTI further reported.
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