CHENNAI: Aarathy Kasturi Raj is a certified doctor by the day and a flamboyant roller skater by the night. The Chennai-born glided into the limelight after clinching a bronze medal in the women's 3000m relay team event in the Asian Games on Monday.
Aarathy, who did a Masters degree in clinical embryology last year, said it was an arduous challenge to juggle sports and studies. "In 2022, after I finished my Masters, I took a break to train for the Asian Games. Some days, I would still visit the hospital my mum (obstetrician and gynaecologist) owns. The past few years haven't been easy for me; handling both skating and studies was extremely difficult. It wasn't impossible but it wasn't easy either," the 29-year-old said.
