Sportswomen with Salem railway division felicitated

Salem: Salem railway divisional manager U Subba Rao felicitated sportswomen working with the division as part of the week-long Women’s Day celebrations, which commenced on Thursday.
He said the division had in January 31, 2019 appointed Tintu Luka, a track and field athlete, as an officer on special duty (sports). Born in Valathode, a small village in Kerala, she’s the national record holder in women’s 800-metre race.She had represented the country at the 2012 and 2016 summer Olympics. She had also participated in the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships and won a total of six medals.
“Under the leadership of Tintu Luka, we presently have 22 sportswomen in fields such as athletics, volleyball, power lifting and chess. Four of them - M A Siva Anbarasi (triple jump), Saraswathi (javelin throw), M Gayathri and Sudha Mani (both basketball players) - are working here at the division office and we felicitated them today (Thursday),” Subba Rao said.
Additional divisional railway manager A Annadurai and other branch officers also congratulated them for their achievements in their respective sports feild.