#MeToo in sports: Ace shooter Deepali Deshpande advises trainees to speak their minds
This helped Deepali Deshpande travel the country and the world without facing harassment.
By Akshay Sawai, ET Bureau |
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Sexual exploitation is common in Indian sports. But few messed with Deepali Deshpande, Anjali Bhagwat and Suma Shirur, ace shooters and close friends.
“There were five or six of us who were always together, we had each other’s backs and a reputation for not mincing words,” Deshpande said after a discussion on the state of sports at the Mumbai Press Club.
“We came from an NCC background. We were vocal about anything wrong. Even if a bedsheet had a hole, all five or six of us would fight together for new sheets. Unwanted attention from men would be nipped in the bud. It helped us travel all over the country and the world without facing harassment.”
The 2004 Athens Olympian and Asian Championships silver medallist welcomed the #MeToo movement. Now a coach, she advises her trainees to speak their minds.
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“There were five or six of us who were always together, we had each other’s backs and a reputation for not mincing words,” Deshpande said after a discussion on the state of sports at the Mumbai Press Club.
“We came from an NCC background. We were vocal about anything wrong. Even if a bedsheet had a hole, all five or six of us would fight together for new sheets. Unwanted attention from men would be nipped in the bud. It helped us travel all over the country and the world without facing harassment.”
The 2004 Athens Olympian and Asian Championships silver medallist welcomed the #MeToo movement. Now a coach, she advises her trainees to speak their minds.
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