By गाँव कनेक्शन
As Neeraj Chopra wins the gold in Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships 2023, a look at who his trainers and mentors were.
As Neeraj Chopra wins the gold in Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships 2023, a look at who his trainers and mentors were.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Javelin thrower Annu Rani and athlete Parul Chaudhary have won gold medals at the ongoing Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou. The two sport stars belong to the rural pockets of Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut and began their athletic journey by practising in the sugarcane fields in their respective villages. Details here.
Javelin thrower Annu Rani and athlete Parul Chaudhary have won gold medals at the ongoing Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou. The two sport stars belong to the rural pockets of Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut and began their athletic journey by practising in the sugarcane fields in their respective villages. Details here.
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Kishore Kumar Jena, from a village in Odisha, started off as a volleyball player, but stands tall today as he wins the silver at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and qualifies for the Paris Olympics next year.
Kishore Kumar Jena, from a village in Odisha, started off as a volleyball player, but stands tall today as he wins the silver at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and qualifies for the Paris Olympics next year.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
On August 26, the Indian relay squad with Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh reached the finals of World Athletics Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary. In addition to their love for athletics, the squad shares a commonality of humble backgrounds.
On August 26, the Indian relay squad with Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh reached the finals of World Athletics Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary. In addition to their love for athletics, the squad shares a commonality of humble backgrounds.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
So far, in the medal tally at the Asian Games 2023, a total of 86 medals have been bagged by Indian sportspersons. Out of these, many athletes belong to the rural areas who have had bare minimum means to script their success.
So far, in the medal tally at the Asian Games 2023, a total of 86 medals have been bagged by Indian sportspersons. Out of these, many athletes belong to the rural areas who have had bare minimum means to script their success.
By Amarpal Singh Verma
For four decades, a volleyball coach has trained hundreds of players in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan, who have won medals both nationally and internationally. Coach Basant Singh Mann’s ancestral village Silwala Khurd is known as Khel Gaon.
For four decades, a volleyball coach has trained hundreds of players in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan, who have won medals both nationally and internationally. Coach Basant Singh Mann’s ancestral village Silwala Khurd is known as Khel Gaon.