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A 15-year-old female athlete committed suicide following sexual harassment

#1 Female boxer commits suicide following continuous harassment by her coach (2009)

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 01: M.C. Mary Kom (Red) of India competes with Zhaina Shekerbekova (Blue) of Kazakhstan in the Womens Flyweight Final on day twelve of the 2014 Asian Games at Seonhak Gymnasium on October 1, 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) — S Amaravathi committed suicide following a continuous onslaught of harassment by her coach

A young boxer could not take the continuous onslaught of harassment by her coach and chose to end her life in 2009. S Amaravathi could no longer accept the numerous altercations with her coach Omkar Yadav and committed suicide inside the Lal Bahadur Stadium by consuming poison.

The 21-year-old was a junior national boxing champion and was a promising talent. In 2004, she had bagged the silver medal at the Southern India Women Boxing Championship and in 2006, she had also clinched the bronze medal at the Senior National Boxing Championship.

Following her death, an inquiry was ordered. However, the hostel authorities denied all charges and stated that she was only suffering from low self-esteem. It is surprising, though, how a medal-winning pugilist could suffer from low confidence, so much so to commit suicide.

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