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.
“I thought someone would take up the lead but no one did. I too slowed down and was caught in the bunch and didn’t know how to get out. Even on the last lap I was hopeful of a medal,” said India's best track medal hope Sable in the mixed zone after the race.
Jyothi, who holds the national record of 12.78 seconds in women’s 100m hurdles, crossed the finish line in 13.16s for seventh place in heat 4. Overall, she finished 35th in the field of 40 hurdlers on her Olympic debut.
Antim, a senior World Championships bronze medallist, lost 10-0 to Turkiye’s Zeynep Yetgil, a two-time European Championships bronze winner.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wrote on his official social media account X: "Vinesh Phogatji, you are a winner, a champion and India's pride. Please don't feel disheartened.....your exceptional performance in the Paris Olympics 2024 has brought great honor to Mother India on the global stage."
The Indian contingent's Chief Medical Officer Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala described in detail how the unfortunate incident happened to Vinesh before today morning's mandatory weigh-in ahead of her evening's gold medal bout against USA's Sara Ann Hildebrandt.
