Olympic qualifier OP Jaisha was a milk-seller
OP Jaisha, an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who qualified for the Rio Olympics, was a milk-seller. Born in Kerala's Thrissilery village, Jaisha grew up in poverty and had to eat mud out of hunger in order to survive. She won the 2015 Beijing World Championships and is an erstwhile national record holder in the 3,000 metres steeplechase.