Manipal: Two physiotherapists, products of School of Health Sciences, Manipal, are in Rio de Janeiro with the Indian Olympics team.
Meet Kiran C and Digpal Ranawat Takatsingh. While Kiran is with the badminton team, appointed by the Badminton Federation of India, Digpal Ranawat Takhatsingh is the personal physitherapist of Abhinav Bindra.  

“It’s a matter of pride and honour to be working with Abhinav, who was the flag-bearer for the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of Rio Olympic Games. It was an experience of my life time,” said Digpal in his Facebook post.

Dean of School of Allied Health Science Dr Rajashekhar said that he was extremely happy to see his students do well and that too in the international arena like the Olympic Games.

Another alumnus Prachi Shah just missed the Rio opportunity. She was the Sports Authority of India physio for the Indian senior taekwondo, men and women teams and senior and junior sepak tekraw teams, also men and women, which participated in the South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong earlier this year, reports Deccan Herald.