Striking gold

The world carrom champion is a 24-year-old from Chennai who has been winning global plaudits. Born to an auto driver, Ilavazhagi stormed her way into the carrom scene with her near-perfect strikes and unflappable demeanour. Ilavazhagi hopes to get sponsors to back her up internationally as the monetary scenario when it comes to funding of carrom seems bleak.

Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Potpourri/Heres_looking_at_you/articleshow/3903804.cms