jhandu powers past poverty and polio for india's first cwg medal
New Delhi, July 26 -- Refusing to be defined by polio, poverty or ridicule over his name, Bihar's Jhandu Kumar on Saturday clinched India's first medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, winning bronze in para powerlifting. Once mocked after a childhood bout of polio left him disabled and burdened his vegetable-selling family, the 29-year-old transformed adversity into sporting success.
"You can either sulk at what life throws at you or make your way through with a smile," he told HT on the phone from Glasgow. Jhandu, weighing 72.4kg, bench-pressed 190kg on his second attempt to collect 130.9 points to finish third. P25...
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