Deborah seemed destined for unremarkable existence in the far reaches of Car Nicobar, till the tsunami happened and she ended up finding her calling in cycling. This is her story.
On the face of it Deborah is like any other teenager - bubbly and reserved at the same time - but seat her on a bicycle and there is an instant transformation. Out comes the fierce determination to beat all odds with no fear of the unknown.
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The 18-year-old from Car Nicobar has overcome tremendous adversities in her short life to usher India's finest medal haul at the recent Junior Asian Cycling Championships with one silver and two bronze in the track races. What is more amazing is that this is her first international tournament, which came immediately after her first ever National camp in New Delhi.
Cycling was far from her mind nine years ago when a devastating tsunami hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2004.
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