#Respect #RoadToTokyo
Raised by her grandma after losing her parents, Revathi Veeramani would run barefoot as she couldn't afford shoes. She has just qualified for Tokyo Olympics. (1/6)
Raised by her grandma after losing her parents, Revathi Veeramani would run barefoot as she couldn't afford shoes. She has just qualified for Tokyo Olympics. (1/6)
"My son-in-law and daughter died when the two girls were around 6 years old. I did not have the financial support to support Revathy's sports dream but she wanted to try her hand in it. She has won many medals since childhood. (2/6)
Then Coach Kannan spotted her and he is the one who helped us and helped in Revathy's training", says Veeramani Arammal, Revathy's grandmother. (3/6)
Revathy was the first to secure a place in the Indian contingent for the 4x400m mixed relay race at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Her journey has been a tough one. She lost both her parents at a very young age and was brought up by her grandmother, a daily wage labourer. (4/6)
Arammal calls Revathy's coach their god. "He is the one who brought and gave shoes for Revathy and he is the one who convinced us to send Revathy for training." (5/6)
Today, Revathy works as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) in the Indian Railways and the reason behind this is also her grandmother. Revathy's grandmother from a young age encouraged the two kids (Revathy and her younger sister) to focus on their studies. (6/6)
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