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Radhika on a new track
THE KERALA Table Tennis Association had given her a raw deal a few times in the recent past. In fact, the State association had even banned her from the game, before backtracking.
So, now, with the KTTA elections just around the corner, Olympian Radhika Suresh plans to stand up and fight.
The former National champion plans to contest for the joint secretary's post at the elections, which will be held at the Malabar Palace in Kozhikode on June 9. Is it to set the wrongs right ?
Maybe. For there is a general feeling that, despite being Kerala's biggest table tennis star, Radhika has been treated quite harshly by the KTTA.
``Players should be given their due,'' says Radhika. And this could be her main theme in the coming days.
Radhika, an officer with the Indian Oil Corporation in Kochi, is already doing her bit to promote the game.
She has been coaching children for some time now at the Regional Sports Centre. But staying in Kochi has its own set of problems.
``I'd like to come back to the circuit, but getting sparring partners here is a problem,'' she said.
That's postponing the comeback. Kerala table tennis has a problem in unearthing new stars.
In fact, the State now only has its rich history to fall back on. And often, tournaments are played to empty stands.
Even players don't stay to watch their teammates play. Radhika hopes her return, in a new role, will change the trend.
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