The roadshow was held near Chhatrasal Stadium, the stadium that gave other medalist wrestlers such as Sushil Kumar, Ravi Dahiya, and various other athletes to the nation.
Adding to this legacy is Hardik’s paternal uncle Jugraj Singh, who was among the best drag-flickers of his era.
“The goal that we were working towards and what we had planned to achieve is unfinished, that something might always remain missing, and that things might never be the same again,” she wrote.
Chopra was quite literally the only silver lining in an otherwise underwhelming campaign in Paris where India finished 71st on the medal tally with one silver and five bronze medals. In Tokyo, India returned with a best-ever medal tally of seven, including Neeraj’s gold.
In all, India returned with mere six medals - a silver and five bronze - after sending 117 athletes to the Paris 2024 Olympics. This was one short of India’s best ever tally of seven medals won in Tokyo, including a gold.
Talash’s routine against India Sardjoe of the Netherlands ended in controversy when breaking’s governing body, the World DanceSport Federation, announced her disqualification for violating Olympic rules prohibiting political statements on the field of play.
However, the fabled Chhatrasal that has given India all the four male Olympic medallists in this century, regained it’s old charm after Aman Sehrawat went on to clinch the bronze medal in men’s freestyle 57 kg wrestling event at the Paris Olympics late on Friday night.
The country’s contingent comprised 110 participants made up of 65 males and 46 females (plus seven alternates), 118 support staff and 22 officials.
“For us, silver is also like gold…he was injured, so we are happy with his performance...The one who got the gold (Arshad Nadeem) is also like our son,” Neeraj’s mother Saroj Devi said.
The CM congratulated Vivek Sagar and the entire Indian team through a video call today and said that the dedication and hard work with which the Indian hockey team has made the country proud is commendable.
