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Sports Champion Ankita donated 74 percent of her liver to her mother

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Ankita Srivastav’s mother was a patient of liver cirrhosis.

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At 18, Ankita donated 74 percent of liver to her mother.

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The challenges

Prior to that when Ankita expressed her wish to donate liver to her mother, the doctors told her that she was underweight. 
 

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Ankita gained 16 kgs in a just month.

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A distressing experience

Unfortunately, Ankita’s mother passed away after a month of liver transplantation.
 

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Ankita’s father abandoned her after her mother’s demise

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Ankita spent her teenage years at her grandmother's home.

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Earlier, Ankita was a national level swimmer and football player.

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It took her 5 years to fully recover from liver donation.

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Ankita got a job and meanwhile restarted her sports training.

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World Transplant Games

Ankita won 2 silver medals and 1 gold medal at World Transplant Games held in Australia in April 2023.
 

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In 2019, Ankita had won double gold at World Transplant Games.

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