Within our countdown into the Tokyo Olympics we’re frequently profiling a few of the greatest Indian trophy contenders.
Now we’ve got a young wrestler along with a race walker that finished in the top 10 at the London Olympics in 2012 – Deepak Punia and KT Irfan.
Deepak Punia (Wrestling)Date of Birth: May 19, 1999 Birth Place: Jhajjar, Haryana Sport/Event(s): Wrestling (Freestyle – 86kg) Significant accomplishments:* Bronze in 2020 New Delhi Asian Championship (86kg) * Silver at 2019 Nur-Sultan World Championships (86kg) * Gold in 2019 Tallinn World Junior Wrestling Championships (86kg) * Bronze in 2019 Xi’an Asian Championship (86kg) * Silver at 2018 Trnava World Junior Wrestling Championships (86kg) * Gold in 2018 New Delhi Asian Junior Championship (86kg) * Gold in 2016 Tbilisi World Cadet Championships (85kg) Deepak Punia’s dad and grandfather flocked in neighborhood dangals at Chhara village in Jhajjar and Deepak utilized to follow them because he was just four years old.
So as to make some fast cash to finance his livelihood, Deepak started engaging in local contests after seeing his cousin Sunil Kumar, who was a renowned title at the dangal circuit.
It had been in 2015 which Deepak was shot to the Chhatrasal Stadium for proper instruction by his own cousin and soon enough the wrestler started to be famous because of his adulthood, resourcefulness and fearlessness about the large stage.
At 2019, Deepak became the most popular Indian wrestler to get to the end of a World Championship and won the silver trophy to secure a berth at the Tokyo Olympics.
2019 was the season when Deepak created an incredible transition from junior to the senior circuit.
Deepak became the first Indian wrestler in 18 years to obtain a junior domain then backed it up with a silver trophy on his debut in the Senior World Wrestling Championships.
An accident prevented Deepak out of carrying the mat at the last but it couldn’t stop him from attacking an Olympic berth.
Because of his phenomenal period, Deepak wasn’t only called the’Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the Year’ from United World Wrestling (UWW), additionally, it propelled him into the No.
1 place from the 86kg group from the UWW ranks.
KT Irfan (Athletics)Date of Birth: February 8, 1990 Birth Place: Malappuram, Kerala Sport/Event(s): Athletics (Race-walking) Significant accomplishments:National Record: 1:20:21 at 2012 London Olympics (20km) – Finished 10th * Gold in 2017 Delhi Race Walking tournament (01:22:43) * Bronze in 2017 Nomi Asian Race Walking Championship (01:20:59) * Gold in 2012 Federation Cup Senior Athletic Championship (01:22:14) 2011 Gold in 2011 Open National Athletic Championship (01:27:46) * Silver at 2011 Inter State Senior National Athletic Championship (01:30:31) Irfan Kolothum Thodi.
(Photo from Serhat Cagdas/Anadolu Agency through Getty Images)Hurry walker KT Irfan has been the first Indian athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics securing a berth in ancient 2019.
He finished fourth with a time of 1:20:57 at the 20km occasion of their Asian Race Walking Sequence in Nomi, Japan.
This is going to be the next Olympics excursion for Irfan following the 2012 London Games, in which he finished 10th, clocking 1:20:21, that has been his personal best as well as the federal album.
Irfan qualified for your 2016 Rio Olympics, but missed the trip to Rio due to a stress fracture.
Irfan had a drawback in 2018, when he turned into one of just two Indian athletes that were expelled out of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games just for not sticking to this’no strings coverage’ of these Games.
Irfan is likewise an Indian Army non-commissioned officer.
The child of a daily bet, Irfan comes from a little background.
After he qualified to the London Olympics, he did not have appropriate walking shoes.
Rush walking shoes are not the same as those worn by runners.
Superstar actor Mohan Lal was in the time that the new ambassador of Kerala Athletics and compensated for Irfan’s apparel and sneakers.
In a private interview to TimesofIndia.com in April this past year, Irfan had stated -“I listed 1:20:21 at London.
The bronze medallist,” China’s Zhen Wang, at the London Olympics listed 1:19:25.
The medal wasn’t so much from me.
I lacked method.
However, this time that I have expertise and have enhanced my approach.
My goal will be to get 1:19 and that I am certain that I’ll do this.
I need to be the very first Olympic medallist in race walking to my nation.”