Mumbai: Sydney Olympic Bronze Medal Karnam Malleswari believes Mirabai Chanu’s Silver in the Tokyo match has recently been “like oxygen” for Indian weightlifting and it will inspire young people to take sports.
Malleswari, who has won the weightlifting bronze at the 2000 Olympics, also said that the culture of sports will grow in the country after the best performance of India in the Tokyo match.
“After 20 years, Mirabai Medal (Chanu) has come, so do work like oxygen for us.
I think in the future, because of this medal, many children who have motivation and in the future more medals will come,” Mallleswari said told Journalists after inaugurating ‘The Knee Clinic’ here.
Speaking of India’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Malleswari said, “We have won seven medals.
We have done well and the happiest thing is Neeraj Chopra won gold in athletics, where we can’t even think of a medal.” Support is provided by the Government of India, SAI and sports services play their role.
The government supports the Olympics mostly and they are given the best facilities and training and we see the results, “said the former weightlifting, who was the first Indian woman to win the Olympic medal.
He said because of government support and good performance.
Athletes, parents, parents allow children – their children to take sports as a career.
“There is awareness among the public.
Previously, there was a dilemma whether to make a career or not, but today the players can make careers 100 percent (in sports).
“If you win the Olympic medal, you become a celebrity and settle financially.
Now parents also support.
In the future, I see a good sports culture growing in India and there will be many medalists,” added 46 years.
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“20 years ago there was talk about cricket everywhere, but now the Olympic sport was promoted, so as a result we saw seven medals at the Olympics.” Talking about the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, “Won Won.” Silver today.
Deepa Malik first won the medal (in Paralympics) and now (Medal Bhavinaben) is the second.
“I watched the match (Bhavina), he played well, he lost the first half, but did it well in the second.
He won silver, I was very happy,” he said.
He also remembers the anecdote from the Sydney 2000 Olympics when the national badminton coach is currently P Gopichand running to his room to see a bronze medal he won.
“When my medal came, Gopi (Gopichand) knocked on my door, he asked if I could take my medal in hand.
I said wearing it, it was a medal of our country.” My medal was the only one in Sydney Games but today there is a culture Sports in India, sports medals (will come).
I am happy that the crowd is there, I solve it and on the track walk and win.
Medal, “he said.
According to Malleswari, the foundation ‘Kmalleswari’ foundation ‘plans to work with’ The Knee Clinic Foundation ‘.” At present, we have not been tied with ‘The Knee Clinic’.
We plan as a good concept and in sports there are usually more knee injuries, backs and shoulders.
“Every time a good player needs a doctor, so if we work together, we can do something for less capable children and help sportsmen in dealing with injury,” he signed.