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Those sportsmen brought dissent where it needed to be heard: in the face of power, during their brightest moments, at risk to their livelihoods.

"I was not scared. I've been a sportsman so I thought I would be OK. But it was the toughest section," said Gurpreet.

She admits it was a lonely time, but she found support from two sportsmen who had been through similar experiences.

But Rahul and Abhay would like more support from the state and want to be allowed to apply for public sector jobs reserved for sportsmen and women - like the athletes they work with.

Mr Buzbee added that he had taken similar measures in the DeShaun Watson case, where several women publicly attached their names to the lawsuits following a challenge from the sportsman's lawyers.