KRISHANTHINI: TO WIN THE GAME TAKES PRACTICE

Krishanthini, 19, is studying in a nursing course, one year behind Dilshani and Theepika. Like her girlfriends, Krishanthini is a sports enthusiast. She loves sports and, with the bike she received after the Indian Ocean tsunami, she could return to kabaddi and volleyball practices regularly. Before she received the bike, her family could not pay the 3-wheeler (taxi) fare for her to attend competitive meets that were beyond walking distance from home.

With a bicycle, she doesn’t have to worry about taxi fare or the distance to meets. Her mantelpiece proudly displays multiple trophies and winning ribbons. Krishanthini feels having a bicycle was essential to the return of her two passions–learning and sports.

Today, her twin sisters are using the very same bike to get to elementary school. When there is a headwind, the twins are inspired by their big sister’s strength to pedal harder towards their education.