Kolkata's elderly sports stars lead by example in fight against COVID-19

Some are in their 90s and some in the 80s but Kolkata's elderly sportspersons are leading by example to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

1962 Asian Games gold medal winning captain Chuni Goswami, who lost his former teammate PK Banerjee recently, is also suffering from underlying ailments with sugar, prostrate and nerve problems.

The 82-year-old needs insulin daily and due to the 21-day nationwide lockdown his medical supervisor is not able to attend him but his wife Basanti is "managing" it somehow.

"The medical guy who lives in Bansdroni said he's not able to come so I administered insulin the last few days," Basanti told PTI.

"He needs more than 10 medicines daily, thankfully we have not faced any difficulty so far. We faced some difficulties in getting a refill of our LPG but the Lake Town Police helped us. So we are managing things. Let's hope for the best."
"We are not allowing anyone inside the house. I have bought his monthly quota of his medicines and we are taking full precautions."
"But we did not take a risk and cancelled our tickets. My daughter (from New York) also could not come. It's better we stay at our respective homes now."