Indian para-athlete Kanchanmala Pande

Kanchanmala Pande, a completely blind para-athlete swimmer from Nagpur, was left to beg on the streets of Berlin during the Para-Swimming Championships from July 3- 9. Pande, who swims in the S11 category had to resort to no other choice to foot her expenses for lodging and food, after the sponsorship money from Sports Authority of India was not released by Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).