Masilamani hails from Kuniyamuthur area of Coimbatore. The 40-year-old has two daughters. She is doing housework in two houses. Her husband Ramesh is a laborer.
As Masilamani was obese, a house owner’s daughter, who works, took her to a gym in Kuniyamuthur area to lose weight. At that time, the gym coach Sivakumar Paluthook gave him training. He used to do it with great enthusiasm. Along with Masilamani, her 17-year-old daughter Dharani also goes to the gym and practices blue lifting.
In this case, Masilamani won the gold medal by lifting 77.5 kg in the 63 kg weight category in the Tamil Nadu Powerlifting Association’s state level competition in Trichy last month. Masilamani’s 17-year-old daughter Dharani also won a bronze medal in the same event by lifting 72.5 kg in the 47 kg category.
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He said that he was able to win the gold medal in the competition in Trichy because his gym coach gave him good training. He said that due to lack of financial means, he does not even take protein food and trains by eating food at home. She said that even her husband, who initially objected to her going to the gym, now does not let her stay at home.
In this case, Masilamani’s daughter Dharani, who is studying in the 11th standard in a government school, is also inspired by her mother and is taking weight lifting training every day. He said that he does not take any diet and is doing weight training after eating.
In this case, the gym trainer Sivakumar gives free weightlifting training to Masilamani and her daughter Dharani. He also informed that both of them have been selected to participate in the national level competitions to be held in Chennai next month.
The mother and daughter are trying to compete in the national weightlifting competition with the meager income they earn from doing housework. Masilamani, who has only studied up to 5th standard, says that if the government gives him a job opportunity, he can achieve more success in weightlifting competitions. It is the expectation of the sports enthusiasts that the government and volunteers should come forward to help these people who are trying to achieve without any reason.
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