Despite stone in her gall bladder, inspiring Baksho Devi wins 5000-metre race barefoot

[Barefoot TJ]

Despite stone in her gall bladder, inspiring Baksho Devi wins 5000-metre race barefoot
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Her widowed mother Bimla Devi said she could afford neither the proper outfit nor running shoes for the budding athlete. The girl ran in her school ...


Running shoes out of her reach, but not the feat!
Business Standard
Baksho Devi won the race despite running barefoot - for her family couldn't afford to buy her running shoes. The youngest among the four sisters, ...

 

[Tristan]

While it's nice to read about barefooters winning races, it's unfortunate they still say this is a poverty issue and assume she would have done better with shoes. "... won the race despite running barefoot - for her family couldn't afford to buy her running shoes." And later " She is now participating in the state-level event with proper dress and shoes".