THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amy Tresa Jijy called her father to share her joy after winning gold in the senior girls' pole vault. Her father Jijy M John reminded her of one thing with sadness beyond words of joy- 'So, we are stopping this here right?'.....

Jijy is in a situation where he has to see his daughter's sports dreams end due to financial difficulties.

Amy is a Plus Two student at Mar Basil School, Kothamangalam. Amy's training expenses are beyond the income of her father Jiji, a painter. So far, the school had supported her, but now she can't move forward without someone's help.

Amy was the sub-district champion in the 100 and 200-meter races and long jump events until the seventh grade. She moved to Pole vault when she joined Mar Basil in the eighth grade. She had won silver in the l

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