Para national championship

Khelo India Para Games: Penury fuels hunger for success. This phrase comes to life in para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar’s sporting career. Jhandu, son of a vegetable vendor from Harnaut, won gold medal at the recently concluded Khelo India Para Games (KIPG).

The powerlifter broke his own national record on March 23 at the weightlifting hall of the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to top the podium in men’s 72kg category with a lift of 206 kg.

Previously, Jhandu had broken Sudhir Kumar's national record of 192 kg with a lift of 205 kg at the Para National Championship held in Noida on March 17-18.