Cash crunch for national champ before world juniors
By Ashok Venugopal | Express News Service | Published: 03rd November 2017 03:04 AM |
Last Updated: 03rd November 2017 11:14 AM | A+A A- |
CHENNAI: Priyanka Kalidas was gripped by two extreme emotions after winning the national U-17 chess title on Wednesday. It was her first success at the national level, which got her a berth in the World Junior Championship.
If that was a good feeling, thoughts that followed were not so good. How would she fund her trip to Tarvision in Italy, for the event to be held from November 12-26? Despite being a national champion, she doesn’t have a sponsor. Travel and other expenses will run upto over a lakh. Priyanka doesn’t have an answer.
“I will be playing in the World Junior Championship. I have no regular sponsor. I will be asking friends and well wishers for support,” said Priyanka. “So far we have managed with the help of friends and by borrowing. Even this time, we have to do that. Because of this, we are forced to let her travel alone,” said Priyanka’s mother K Maruthambal.
Hailing from Coimbatore, the 16-year-old lost her father five years ago.
Reach out
K Maruthambal, mother of Priyanka Kalidas can be reached at 9994813565 or through email via priyanka.chessqueen@gmail.com
