New Delhi: India’s Kho-Kho team captain Nasreen Sheikh's video has been doing rounds on social media, in which she can be seen pleading government to provide financial succour to her impoverished family amid the nationwide lockdown.
The South Asian Games (SAG) gold medal winning captain put out her distress in public. Reportedly, her family is pressed under financial struggle as her father Mohammad Gafoor, who is a utensil seller by profession had to lose his job because of the coronavirus lockdown.
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"I can't tell you how difficult it has become for all of us to manage our necessary expenses. My father lost his job due to the lockdown order. Further, my elder sister has not been keeping well. I requested for assistance and I am really happy to say some NGOs provided me help but being an international player who has won gold medal for the country, I urge govt to come to my rescue," Sheikh said.
“I have worked really hard to make this country proud in kho-kho. But today, my family is struggling during the lockdown. Things are so bad that we don’t have enough food,” she added.
Along with being SAG champion, Nasreen also led the Indian Kho Kho team to win the Asian Championships. She has also won 40 Indian championship titles in her career.
