S. Geetha relives Olympics experience

She represented India in the relay event of the 2004 and 2008 Games

For S. Geetha, daughter of a cycle spares shop owner in the obscure town of Marteru of West Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, it has been a fabulous journey in the world of athletics —– with the distinction of representing India in the 2004 Athens and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “When I look back, it all looks like a dream. Representing my country in the Olympics was something which I never ever thought of when I started off in athletics in the then AP Sports School (Hakimpet) in 1994,” recalls the 38-year-old Geetha, now settled in Guntur as OSD in South Central Railway. “I got the support at the right time from so many officials at APSS and I am thankful to many including PET Pradeep sir, SAI athletics coaches M. Ranga Rao and N. Ramesh and the Director Dr. N. Parameswara Ram,” she said in a chat with The Hindu, tracing her journey.