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Origin of birth in a family often does not come on the way ahead. It is always ones doggedness that helps to reach a peak.
Aspirations although get buried under the heaps of disappointment but Tababi somehow climbed up to the glory.
The daughter of a daily wage labourer and a fish vendor, Tababi, the eldest of five children, wasn’t born with aspirations of Olympic glory. It was a dream she learned to envision for herself despite the severe financial restrictions of her family. On some days, a full meal was hard to come by, on others, coaches at the academy in her village would contribute to buy fruits for her diet.
Tababi, in disregard to her condition forced a smile on her face as she watches the takedown that helps her win the gold medal, a big name in Judo, expected to win the country’s first Olympic medal in the sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Tababi, in disregard to her condition forced a smile on her face as she watches the takedown that helps her win the gold medal, a big name in Judo, expected to win the country’s first Olympic medal in the sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A decision to marry was on her way, came as it did and she bowed down before that. Today, her day starts with her 2 year old and closes at the dusk.
A choice to close what could have been a very important chapter in Indian sporting history.
A decision to marry was on her way, came as it did and she bowed down before that. Today, her day starts with her 2 year old and closes at the dusk.
Winning a medal at the Khelo India Youth Games amped her zeal .
However, things changed in 2020, when her aspirations for her life extended further than just podium finishes. She wanted to get married, she wanted to start a family. But with no single sports federation in India having standard guidelines for women choosing to embrace motherhood, what lay ahead for Tababi.
She was divided between sports and family but her determinations for a sports glory did not stop.
“ Her determination did push her to face the odds and it is purely instinctive” says Mazar Alam, senior Journalist.
She chose both and she does it still to face the undulations heading towards 2024 Olympics .
But with Indian sports having no maternity policy stating clearly what a female athlete needs to do to get back, Tababi still has no answers to any of her questions.
