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February 9, 2018: The Times of India
400M GOLD
A labourer’s daughter, Sumathira’s personal best of 56.39s in the girls’ 400m final stood out on the last day of the athletics competition in the KISG. Sumathira, who hails from Ariyalur, shed her shyness to harvest gold with her run. She was spotted at an event in Tiruchirapalli three years ago when she ran the 800m in 1:18.
Training on the mud track at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Rajanthottam under coach G R Prabhakar, she has used her raw talent to forge ahead.
At KISG, Sumathira went all out from the start and overtook her rivals, hands flailing and head rolling, to clock a personal best timing. It was the second fastest 400m by an Indian under-20 runner this season. She is aware that she has earned herself Rs 5 lakh scholarship that can help her improve her training and push her towards winning an India call-up.
