Glasgow: Childbirth is often described as an athlete's toughest comeback. For the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Indian discus thrower Seema Kaliramna, the real battle began after she became a mother.
Weeks after giving birth to her son Rudra in 2022, Seema developed arthritis, an inflammatory disease that attacked the very joints a discus thrower relies on to generate power. The pain was so severe that lifting everyday objects became difficult, let alone hurling a one-kilogram disc across a field.
