Two teenage girl athletes, both trainees staying at a Sports Authority of Inida (SAI) hostel, were found dead in one of their rooms on Thursday in an apparent suicide pact, the police said. The deceased were identified as Sandra A, 18, of Chaliyam Kozhikode district and Vyshnavi V, 15, of Muthakkal Thiruvananthapuram district.

The incident came to light around 5 am when fellow hostel inmates noticed that the duo had not reported for the morning training session. When repeated knocks on the door went unanswered, hostel authorities broke open the door and found both girls hanging from ceiling fans in the room, police said.