Razia Sheikh

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Briefly, As in 2021

Tushar Tere, August 9, 2021: The Times of India

A nation’s dreams may have soared with Neeraj Chopra’s javelin in Tokyo, but Razia Sheikh felt a spear through her heart in that very moment of joy as she contemplated her own life as a past champion in the sport.

The 62-year-old Vadodara resident Razia Sheikh had been living an obscure life full of everyday struggles when a fellow athlete’s biggest moment on the greatest stage brought back a gush of bitter-sweet memories. “I was in tears when I heard that Neeraj had won a gold in javelin — a sport that used to be my life,” said Razia, the first woman from India to cross the 50-metre barrier in javelin at the 1987 South Asian Federation Games.

Razia, who survives on a railway pension, said it was heartening to see Neeraj being showered with appreciation and cash rewards. Razia, who won 37 national and nine international medals, two of them gold, rues that not many benefits came her way in return for her winning performances.