Sangli to Thalassery, Radhika's long journey
The Morning Standard|October 06, 2022
The 29-year-old fencer, who shifted to Kerala for her passion at 14, bagged foil gold in the individual event and silver in the team event
FIROZ MIRZA
Sangli to Thalassery, Radhika's long journey

RADHIKA Awati was only 14 when she moved from Sangli, Maharashtra to Kerala's Thalassery to pursue fencing. Given her age and a completely unknown place she was about to move, Radhika's relatives were apprehensive but she convinced her parents to let her go.

As she shifted her base in 2007, the first six months turned out to be a torture to Radhika. With everything from food, language, and weather completely different, she grew homesick and used to cry because of loneliness. But as time passed, she adapted to the new place with fencing her sole goal. All the sacrifices she made at such a tender age started paying off as she went on to win a bagful of medals at national level along with noticeable international achievements.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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