Ambikapur, April 2 -- When the going gets tough, the tough get going, is a popular phrase that defines hunger to excel in sports. Wrestler Debi Daimiri's story is symbolic of the willpower and determination to overcome hurdles.

The 28-year-old from Dineshpur village in Sisupani, Golaghat district of Assam, lost her parents at the age of seven and had to move in with his uncle and aunt and had to work odd jobs just to keep training due to financial difficulties, according to a press release from the KITG 2026.

And all those efforts finally bore fruit when Debi clinched the silver medal in the women's 62kg category at the Khelo India Tribal Games here.

"This medal is the result of my hard work. I started wrestling in 2022 at the Khelo In...