ilavazhagi is an inspirational personality. how about 100 words
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Ilavazhagi, the world carrom champion who has been winning medals for the country in silence. Despite her achievements, the 24-year-old daughter of an auto-rickshaw driver has not been able to capture media attention.
In an age when old sports have been edged to the backburner by the hype over super-glamorous money spinners like tennis and cricket, whose stars sell for millions, this woman from Chennai is soldiering to keep alive the legacy of a game that binds thousands of Indians across cities and villages.
Ilavazhagi is the world number one in carrom but while she grows in international games, her homecoming parties get smaller. Only small local outfits receive her at airports, host her at felicitations and lobby for government jobs for the whizkid to survive in the game.
Ilavazhagi bagged her maiden women’s title in the fifth World carrom Championship at Palais Des Festivals, Cannes, France, Feb 17, defeating P. Nirmala, also from India 25-11, 25-11 in the finals.
Ilavazhagi, who won the national title recently in Chennai, beat former World Champion Rashmi Kumari in straight games in the semi-finals.
Players from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, the Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the US, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Switzerland and France took part in the championship. Ilavazhagi also won the national women’s singles title Feb 7.