'They saw nothing in judo, now they see hope'
Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- For someone who won his first international medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG), Harsh Singh was somewhat startled by the reception at the Delhi airport upon his return from Glasgow a couple of days ago. Being showered with garlands and sweets, and hoisted aloft on the shoulders of well-wishers is not something the soft-spoken judoka is used to.
Did he like it or was he a touch overwhelmed?
"Mujhe medal laana pasand hai (I like winning medals)," Singh said. "After that, whatever comes along, I am okay with it."
That medal was a gold, the first by an Indian male judoka at the CWG coming minutes after Asmita Dey had broken Indian judo's gold drought at the Games.
For a sport that isn't exactly mainstream in India, this was...
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