A video of Tami Nadu pole vaulter Pavithra Venkatesh speaking about the Railway authorities, who had pushed her and four of her teammates and their equipment out of the train for not getting the requisite permission for the pole vaults, has gone viral among the athletes. And it has forced the Tamil Nadu Athletic Association (TNAA) to take up the issue.
The athletes had taken the morning train on Wednesday from Thiruvananthapuram after the Nationals jumps competition. The Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kollam said it was not within the rules to carry equipment without the requisite permission.
