Six-Year-Old Sushma Dutta Defies Poverty, Wins District Long Jump Title

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News18•09-01-2026, 12:29
Six-Year-Old Sushma Dutta Defies Poverty, Wins District Long Jump Title
- •Six-year-old Sushma Dutta, daughter of a migrant worker, won the district long jump championship in Purba Medinipur.
- •Despite extreme poverty, lacking sports shoes, attire, and warm clothes, she competed using borrowed shoes.
- •Sushma, a student of Khajurari Board Primary School, will now represent her district at the state-level meet in Banipur, Uttar 24 Parganas.
- •She has accumulated six trophies from regional, circle, sub-divisional, and district levels.
- •Sushma and her family received felicitation and promises of support from the Bhagwanpur-1 Panchayat Samiti and Block administration.
Why It Matters: Sushma Dutta's inspiring victory against poverty highlights her immense talent and determination.
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