New Delhi, July 27 -- Para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar, who clinched the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight event at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, opened up about his remarkable journey of overcoming financial hardship to reach the podium. He also revealed how a childhood taunt that led him to adopt the name 'Jhandu Kumar' became a symbol of resilience.

After winning bronze in Glasgow, Jhandu Kumar revealed that he contracted polio at the age of five, and his parents spent all their savings on his treatment. Originally named Abhinav Kumar, he adopted the name "Jhandu Kumar" after people mocked his family for being left financially ruined.

Speaking to ANI, he said, "When I was about five years old, just a young child, I contracted...