No water was provided by Indian officials at Rio: Marathon runner Jaisha
Speaking to NDTV channel, she said: "Running that distance, in that heat, you need so much water. There is a common water point after 8 km, but you need water after each kilometre. Other athletes were getting food along the way. I got nothing."
Jaisha came 89th in the race.
She had collapsed after completing the 42-km race.
Officials from competitors' countries were required to place a desk every 2.5 km to offer them liquids.
However according to reports, Jaisha had to depend on official Olympics counters which were placed about 8 km apart.
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