Purnima Hembram Eyes Asian Games Return after Fighting Depression from Injury and Father's Death
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Purnima Hembram Eyes Asian Games Return after Fighting Depression from Injury and Father's Death

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Many not know who Purnima Hembram is. And she revealed what exactly transpired after she finished fourth in the women’s heptathlon event with immense pain at the 2018 Asian Games in Doha. “I had gone into depression after the 2018 Asian Games," she said. “Last season too when I was training for the Commonwealth Games, the pain increased as I started giving more effort in training and had to give up by December," she added. “The pain is not like before and now I want to reach the 6000 points mark at the Federation Cup and then plan to build on that," she added.

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Purnima Hembram in search of happy ending post 2018 Asian Games crisis
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Purnima Hembram in search of happy ending post 2018 Asian Games crisis

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Once tipped as the favourite to win a historic gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, heptathlete Purnima Hembram battled depression, recurring injury and personal loss as she awaits her happy ending at 2023 Hangzhou Bhubaneswar: Big-ticket sporting events such as Olympics and Commonwealth Games have been a spectacle for sport-loving Indian audiences, who take the occasional breaks from an …

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