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Finally, one braveheart Indian

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Between the two times she was stretchered off the Olympic Stadium, Hyderabad's J J Shobha ran the race of her life. The Olympics are abundant with intense, braveheart stories and the Indian heptathlete's courageous effort in Athens will add another page to the history of the Games.

Shobha tripped and injured her left leg during her second attempt in the javelin on Saturday. She was in excruciating pain and had to be carried off after collapsing in the pit. Only a reckless punter would have wagered on her returning for the last event — the 800 metres.


Shobha was originally not listed to run and the giant scoreboard at the Olympic stadium had DNS (did not start) against her name. But there she was. "I was shocked to see her in the warm-up area," confessed Carolina Kluft, the heptathlon winner from Sweden. "I didn't think she'd be able to walk, forget run."

After the first lap, she was last among the eight runners. Then she picked up pace, and the audience warmed to her.
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