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At 79, Pushpa Singh still competes in card tournaments
At 79, Pushpa Singh has reached the semi-final of a koat pees tournament at her apartment complex in Ghaziabad, playing with neighbour Priya Sachan. The winners will receive their prizes on August…
The Story in Brief
At 79, Pushpa Singh has reached the semi-final of a koat pees tournament at her apartment complex in Ghaziabad, playing with neighbour Priya Sachan. The winners will receive their prizes on August 15 during the complex’s Independence Day celebrations.
Born in May 1947, Singh began competing in athletics as a schoolgirl in Nagina, Uttar Pradesh. By Class 10, she had won three state-government trophies in relay, high jump and rope climbing. After marriage, she continued playing across towns where her husband was posted, taking up rowing, badminton, bridge, carrom and other card games. Knee replacement surgery did not end her games. She now plays regularly with her retired husband and remains a competitive card player.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy story would be that women of Singh’s generation had no sporting freedom, or that fitness must mean formal exercise and gym routines. Her life shows a more mixed truth: family support opened doors, while marriage and mobility changed the games available to her. It also shows why age-based assumptions are poor guides. The useful test is simple: how many local clubs and housing societies make regular competition accessible to older women?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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