Indian Pole Vaulters Humiliated at Panvel Station

Two top Indian pole vaulters, Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Yadav, along with their coach Ghanshyam, were forced to get off a train at Panvel station.

They had to wait there for about five hours because the train official said their sports poles were too big to carry on the train.

The athletes were upset because they had just competed in a big sports event and were trying to get home.

They said it's hard to travel with their expensive poles, which cost about Rs 2 lakh each and are very fragile.

Many people on the internet were angry and asked the government to do better for Indian athletes.

The railway officials said they were following the rules and requested the athletes to book the poles in the luggage section.

Dev Meena is a national record holder in men’s pole vault, and he was harassed by the train official along with his teammate Kuldeep Yadav and their coach.