Last week, MiD DAY carried two successive stories highlighting the plight of athletes competing in football tournaments organised by the Districts Sports Office (DSO), where there is a shocking absence of basic medical care. (‘Heaven help your footballer kid,’ July 18, and ‘U-16 goalie gets torn lip, no medical aid,’ on July 19).

Recuperating: Doctors had to open up Roshan’s skull to treat his cheekbone fracture to avoid scarring his face, explained his father