Neeraj Chopra is India’s latest athletic sensation and a world record holder. He became the first Indian athlete to win a Gold Medal in Athletics World Championships in 2016 with a Junior World Record throw of 86.48 metres. Termed as a “natural”, the young prodigy is a great prospect for India, for Tokyo 2020.
Tajinder Singh Toor is a shot putter who holds the national record of 20.75m. He was born in Moga, a small district in Punjab. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father. This well built Indian is considered a great medal prospect for the nation at the 2020, Tokyo Olympics.
Tajinder Singh Toor is a shot putter who holds the national record of 20.75m. He was born in Moga, a small district in Punjab. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father. This well built Indian is considered a great medal prospect for the nation at the 2020, Tokyo Olympics.
Arpinder Singh is India’s top representative in the discipline of triple jump. On 29th August, 2018 which is said to be India’s National Sports Day, Arpinder won the Gold medal in triple jump at the Asian Games. He is the only second Indian to achieve this milestone.
Avinash Sable, a soldier who turned into an athlete broke the long-standing 37-year-old national record for the 3,000m steeplechase event. He is the son of a farmer who hails from a small village in Maharashtra. With just two years of training he has broken the national record. Now, he aims to win a medal at the Olympics in 2020.
Arpinder Singh is India’s top representative in the discipline of triple jump. On 29th August, 2018 which is said to be India’s National Sports Day, Arpinder won the Gold medal in triple jump at the Asian Games. He is the only second Indian to achieve this milestone.
Tejaswin is of the brightest young talents in Indian athletics and current National Indoor and Outdoor Record Holder. The 19-year-old became the First Indian Athlete since 1970 to be granted a collegiate sports scholarship to the Kansas State University, USA, where he is a part of the famed NCAA circuit, a proven breeding ground for champions.
Dharun is an Indian track athelete, who won the silver medal in 400m hurdles at the Asian Games, Jakarta with a timing of 48.96 seconds, setting a new national record. At just 21 years, Dharun has won silver at the Asian Games, and is going to be one of the contenders for a medal at the 2020, Tokyo Olympics.
Not fluent beyond a few words in Tamil, S. Dhanalakshmi’s (or Dhana’s) journey to being awarded the best female athlete at the National Inter-University Championships is nothing short of meteoric. Dhana, who stays in Tiruchirappalli, was a star kho-kho player for her university, Bharathidasan, until a year ago, when a coach spotted her unusually quick speed and took her under her wing to give her some sprinting training. A year later and the 20-year old is blasting past compatriots and won the 200m gold at the University Championships with a time of 23.24 seconds- the third best time in the country this year. The youngest of three daughters hailing from a family with no sporting pedigree, Dhana – who has never followed athletics or seen a race on TV-- is testament to the massive untapped talent and potential in India’s hinterlands. Having moved to the Inspire Institute of Sport to train under French Coach Antony Yaich, she now hopes to benefit from a structured training program and get even more faster as she looks to break national records and make a mark for the country at the world stage.
