India, July 25 -- His name evokes mirth and mockery, and Jhandu Kumar is acutely aware of that. So much so, it has helped him acquire the rare ability to laugh at himself. "I know I have a funny name. What can I do?" he asked on Saturday, hours after opening India's medal tally at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a para powerlifting bronze medal in the heavyweight (+72) division.

"You can either sulk at what life throws at you or make your way through with a smile. It's always better with the latter," he said on phone from Glasgow. Armed with that motto, an earnest smile, and some serious upper body strength, Jhandu, weighing 72.4kg, bench-pressed 190kg on his second attempt to collect 130.9 points at the Armadillo Arena to finish thi...