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Kerala’s eco-friendly State School Games open on October 25, featuring various events and a strict 'Green Protocol.' However, overlapping national championships force athletes into a difficult scheduling dilemma.
Asian Games medallist Ancy Sojan condemned widespread school athletics fraud, including age-fudging and doping. She warned that performance-enhancing drugs destroy natural talent and urged young athletes to rely on hard work instead.
AFI official Anju Bobby George urged strict penalties, including heavy fines and coach bans, to stop cheating, doping, and age-falsification at the Kerala State School Games, warning that corruption ruins young talent.
Kerala athletes won four golds at the Indian Athletics Series Final in Delhi, a key Asian Games warm-up, with Ancy Sojan and Tanya Chaudhary setting notable performances.
Shaili Singh clinched gold in Federation Cup athletics in Kochi with a best effort of 6.64 metre.
World Athletics wants to have 40% women members in administration, coaching and refereeing.
Ancy Sojan was left disappointed to see the dip in the quality of senior girls' long jump at the Kerala School Games.
The iconic long jumper has said the emphasis Kerala places on sports is diminishing.
It was at the 2003 edition in Paris that Anju clinched a bronze to hand India its first-ever World Athletics Championships medal.
Spearheaded by India's first World Championship medallist Anju Bobby George, the Foundation has been nurturing the next generation of women athletes, including the fast rising long jumper Shaili Singh.
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