“Making debut in the Olympics in Athens itself was a huge honour for me. I was informed just after the warm-up that I would be competing in the 4x400m relay and we finished eighth in the finals,” said Geetha, who is married to former player and now secretary of Andhra Hockey Association G. Harshavardhan. “I was nervous and unprepared for the biggest experience of my career. But, somehow I could focus, tried to give my best when I ran the first lap,” recalled the 2006 Asian Games gold medallist in 4x400m relay. “In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I was relatively relaxed but was disappointed finishing fourth in the semifinals (4x400m),” she said.

Source: The Hindu July 05, 2021 21:33 UTC