Divya Arya
Presenter at WorklifeIndia
Senior Correspondent at BBC
Senior Correspondent-Presenter @BBCWorld @BBCHindi ; Knight Wallace Fellow @UMich ; Author, Postbox Kashmir @PenguinIndia ; Views mine, RTs not endorsements
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Divya Arya
'I believe in my guide runner more than myself', says blind Indian athleteBBCRakshitha was the first blind Indian woman to compete in the 1500m in the Paralympics"When I was growing up, everyone in my village would say: 'She is blind, she is a waste'," says Rakshitha Raju. Now, aged 24, she is one of India's top middle distance para athletes. "It makes me so proud," she says. Rakshitha was born blind in a remote village in southern India and had lost both her parents by the age of 10.
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2 months ago |
aol.com | Divya Arya
"When I was growing up, everyone in my village would say: 'She is blind, she is a waste'," says Rakshitha Raju. Now, aged 24, she is one of India's top middle distance para athletes. "It makes me so proud," she says. Rakshitha was born blind in a remote village in southern India and had lost both her parents by the age of 10. She was raised by her grandmother who is hearing and speech impaired. "Both of us are disabled, so my grandma understood me," she says.
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Dec 9, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Divya Arya |Lara Owen
With a record 20 World Championship and 11 Olympic medals to her name, Allyson Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete of all time. And not content with simply trailblazing on the track, in recent years she has become a fierce advocate for women, particularly in the realm of maternal health rights. With violence against women athletes overshadowing the sport this year, Felix tells BBC 100 Women that she is greatly concerned for the safety of women athletes in some parts of the world.
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Jul 8, 2024 |
sports.yahoo.com | Divya Arya
Over a year after protests against sexual harassment allegations shook Indian wrestling, female athletes are gearing up for major events, including the 2024 Paris Olympics. The BBC spoke to young wrestlers about their journey. Reetika Hooda almost didn't make it. The 23-year-old is among the five Indian women wrestlers to qualify for the Olympics this year. It’s a hard-won opportunity, following a year of setbacks that shook her confidence.
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May 30, 2024 |
msn.com | Divya Arya
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