Bhopal’s Nirmala Patil, age 50, will run in Malaysia. Stayed away from the field for 21 years due to liver infection; Now showing strength in Masters Games IG News

Nirmala Patil is posted on the post of Assistant Grade-2 in Bhopal ITI.

Bhopal athlete Nirmala Patil, who was away from the field for 21 years due to liver infection, will now race abroad. Nirmala will participate in the 36th Master International Championship to be held from September 16 to 17 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 50 year old Nirmala will participate in 2 kilometer walk and 3000-1500 meter run category. Nirmala has won one gold and two silver medals in the recent National Championship held in Midnapore, West Bengal.

Nirmala, originally from Balaghat district, has been posted on the post of Assistant Grade-2 in ITI, Bhopal for the last 12 years. She left for Delhi on Wednesday night. From where she will go to Malaysia on Thursday. He told that from the championship held in Midnapore, I got selected in the International Championship being held in Malaysia. There she will take part in 2 km walk, 3 thousand meters and 1500 meters race. Before joining the job, she had played in 17 Nationals and one All India.

Athlete Nirmala Patil won one gold and two silver medals in the National Championship held in Midnapore.

hardest to walk
Nirmala Patil told that she will participate in walking and running in Kuala Lumpur. Walking is the most difficult. First the heel and then the toe have to be placed. If you move normally then you are out. Therefore its practice is also important. Timing for 5Km walk in Midnapore was 35 minutes. At the same time, the time taken for 10Km race was 45 minutes.

Got job through sports quota, then could play only for two years
Born on 5 April 1973 in Khedi, a small village in Balaghat district, Nirmala joined the skill directorate in Jabalpur on 9 November 1998. After this she could play only for two years. Then he was admitted to Nagpur due to liver infection. Where he underwent minor operation. After this, he had to stay away from the field for 21 years due to physical weakness.

Family and friends gave strength, finally she took to the field
Nirmala told that after staying away from the field for 21 years, family and colleagues gave her courage. He motivated me to enter the field again. There were a lot of problems in the beginning, but did not give up. After this there was no looking back. Won many medals at national level in 2 years.