Olympic medalist Sherawat holds roadshow in Delhi
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.
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.
The prime minister inquired about Neeraj Chopra's injury and lauded the sportsman spirit shown by his mother Saroj, who congratulated Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem for setting an Olympic record by winning the gold.
Nadeem made the capacity crowd at the Stade de France gasp with awe with a massive throw of 92.97m, the sixth best in history that also bettered the existing Olympic record of 90.57m set by Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Refuting reports suggesting that a ban has been imposed on wrestler Antim Panghal following a disciplinary breach at the Paris Olympics, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has clarified that no such ban has been enforced on the grappler.
India survived anxious moments at the fag end when Spain forced four successive penalty corners which were stoutly defended by the eight time gold medalists sparking wild celebrations at the Yves-du-Mnoir stadium.
The 29-year-old, who was disqualified for being 100gm overweight ahead of her 50kg category gold medal bout at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, announced her decision to quit the sport in an emotional post.
