Taekwondo athlete alleges bribe demand, complains to Uttarakhand CM
Some dreams are shattered before they have a chance to take shape. For 17-year-old Shayra, a Class 12 student and talented Taekwondo athlete from Uttarakhand, the dream of competing at the international level was put on hold after she was unable to arrange the money required to travel to Romania. This girl has guts In #Uttarakhand , a brave daughter stood up in front of CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and…
Seventeen-year-old Taekwondo athlete Shayra from Uttarakhand was unable to compete at an international level due to her inability to raise the necessary funds for travel to Romania. At a youth program organized by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun, Shayra revealed her disappointment, stating that she had won a gold medal in national Taekwondo and was selected for an international event.
However, she claimed that she was unable to attend as she could not afford to pay the remaining Rs150,000 of the required amount, despite the organisation agreeing to cover around Rs170,000 of her expenses. Although Congress alleged that Shayra was asked to pay a Rs150,000 bribe, the teenager later clarified that the money was not a bribe, and the government issued a clarification stating that the matter has been misrepresented.
Shayra did not name anyone in her initial or subsequent statements, and the incident raised questions about the support provided to young athletes who qualify for international competitions.
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