New Delhi: He fought not only lost a limb but also thoughts of suicide not long ago and as a javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar celebrate his first Paralympic bronze, she can not thank the people who made it out of the gorge, especially coach Mahavir Saini.
Until 2015, Sundar competing in able-bodied competitions and even a part of the junior national camps featuring the Tokyo Olympics Neeraj Chopra among others.
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Sundar bagged bronze with a season’s best throw of 62.58 on August 30 in Tokyo Paralympics.
But the 25-year-old’s life changed drastically when a tin shed override it at a friend’s home that led to the amputation of his left hand.
Sundar did not lose hope and with the support does not slip from his coach, he returned to Turf in the Athlete category.
Within a year, he qualified for the Rio Paralympics in 2016 before fate once again play the role of cruel and he is allowed to collapse.
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I fought back and qualify for the Paralympics in 2016 only to be disqualified.
At that moment I began to think it was all over, there was nothing left for me,” Sundar said in an interview to PTI.
“I think to commit suicide, but at that time my coach (Mahavir Saini) realizes something is wrong in my mind.
For a month he makes me along with 24×7, and did not leave me alone.” As time goes by.
Thoughts began to change.
I began to think I will start playing again and answer back to the world.
“It’s a 52 second delay in reaching space call that led to the disqualification of the game Rio.” I presided over in my event during the 2016 Paralympics, but I just 52 seconds late in reaching the call room and I was disqualified.
I’m really gutted afterwards, said damper-F46 Javelin throw bronze medal from Tokyo.
Sundar praised the coach Mahavir singly to change his life and career.
“I used to play the sport since 2009.
At first I used to do shot put and I got a medal in the shot put citizens.
I did shot put during the one and a half years and after that my coach Mahavir Savi told me if you have.
To shine in your career, you must leave a shot and start Javelin, “he said.
“He may have seen some talent in me and she began to train me.
From there until now, coach Saab has been widely supported.” Sundar also remembers his time with Neeraj training camp.
“He’s two years younger than me.
I used to play under 20 and he used to be under 18 years of age.
We played some competitions at youth level.
In India Junior Camp Me and Neeraj together in camp Sai Sonepat.
In 2013- 14.
Then I had an accident in 2015 and is under Para, “he said.
“But our success will surely inspire the younger generation to take up the sport.” Sundar is now determined to better the color of his medal.
“I feel like I still have flaws.
I won a medal at the Paralympics but I am not satisfied because my target is to win gold and I hope to do that in the Paralympics Paris 2024.” The first focus of mine was in paragraphs Asian Games and the World Championships next year but the last target is Paris, “he said.
Sundar has worked as a clerk in the Ministry of Forests Government of Rajasthan along with compatriot Avani Lekhara and Devendra Jhjharia since November last year but he got the first salary after Paralympic Medal winning the match.
“I have been working in the Department of Forestry in Rajasthan from November 5th 2020.
But on the day I won the Medal Paralympics, within two hours I got my first salary 10 months,” he rued.