Sharmin Farzana Rumi confirmed today that she plans to quit her preferred sport of Taekwondo due to persistent physical problems. But the woman who captured the gold medal in that discipline in the South Asian Games earlier this year, stressed her commitment to remain attached to sport after her recovery.
“It is a very tough game and I cannot bear it any longer. At present I have been suffering from a lot of physical problems and a gynecologist suggested that I consult with a surgeon. Considering the circumstances, I have sought an exemption from the discipline of Taekwondo,” said Rumi yesterday.
Rumi was interviewed by Ansar’s deputy director general (training) Dr Forkanuddin on Tuesday and the official was convinced about the problem Rumi is facing.
“She has genuine physical problems and has sought exemption from a hard game like taekwondo. Besides, taekwondo was an additional game for her because she was originally a handball player. We have no obstructions to release her from taekwondo because we can’t enforce anyone to stick to a particular discipline,” said Forkanuddin yesterday.
“She will be exempted if the experts seems the documents are justified,” said the Ansar official.
However, it has been learnt that the taekwondo federation is very strict on training regardless of whether the players are sick or not. In many circumstances they have often forced the players to stay in the camp despite illness.
Before switching to taekwondo, Rumi was a handball player and was named best player of the national championship when her team Ansar clinched the title beating Faridpur in 2008.
Rumi also won a gold medal in her taekwondo event before the SA Games.
