Indian shot-putter Kiran Baliyan has approached the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for assistance in securing a government job which was promised to her when she became the first Indian woman last year to bag an Asian Games medal in shot put in 72 years. Baliyan, who hails from Meerut district, won the bronze medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games held in September 2023.

The athlete appealed in a video on social media, stating that she requests the UP CM "with folded hands" to help her get the promised job since she is "facing some hardships in life".

The then 24-year-old Baliyan had hurled the iron ball to a distance of 17.36m in her third attempt for her best of the day, finishing behind Chinese duo and Olympic champions Lijiao Gong and Jiayuan Song.

She said the UP government had organized a grand welcome for the athletes from the state who participated in the Asian Games. Besides, CM Yogi Adityanath also felicitated the players with the prestigious Rani Lakshmi Bai Award and promised them government jobs.

“However, five months after our CM’s announcement, I left the job of Sub-Inspector, which the Rajasthan Government had offered me in 2022 under sports quota, and applied for the post of Nayab Tehsildar almost six months back. But, despite several reminders and follow-ups, I haven’t received any communication from the UP government,” she said in the video.