A tale of guts and glory as Jhandu opens India’s tally
There was little outward emotion from the Indian, perhaps he had long internalised the pain and struggles that life had thrown at him.Born in Harnaut in Bihar’s Nalanda district, Jhandu comes from a humble family. The son of a vegetable vendor, he spent much of his childhood helping his parents. To supplement the family’s income, he also took up odd jobs and even drove an e-rickshaw after the family’s financial situation worsened.When asked Jhandu about those tough years, he paused for a moment.
- ▪There was little outward emotion from the Indian, perhaps he had long internalised the pain and struggles that life had thrown at him.Born in Harnaut in Bihar’s Nalanda district, Jhandu comes from a humble family.
- ▪The son of a vegetable vendor, he spent much of his childhood helping his parents.
- ▪To supplement the family’s income, he also took up odd jobs and even drove an e-rickshaw after the family’s financial situation worsened.When asked Jhandu about those tough years, he paused for a moment.
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It is not easy being Jhandu Kumar.For someone who has battled poverty for most of his life, winning the bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting event of the Commonwealth Games at the Scottish Event Campus here on Friday was nothing short of extraordinary.When Jhandu won India’s first medal of the Games amassing 130.9 points after successfully lifting 181kg and 190kg, it was around 9.15 p.m. local time, when most people back home were asleep. But the handful of Indian supporters and officials at the venue applauded an athlete whose journey to the podium has been paved with hardship and sacrifice.Nigeria’s Idris Riluwan scored 132.8 points to win the gold while England’s Matthew Harding (131) bagged the silver.“I would like to thank my coaches and parents,” Jhandu said.As…
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