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KIYG: School Bus Driver’s Daughter Wins Wrestling Bronze, Father's Relentless Persistence Reaps Fruit

By IANS News January 31, 2024 • 11:36 AM View: 594

Khelo India Youth Games:

At 4.30 in the morning, Jagdish Gulia and his eight-year-old daughter Tannu were glued to television watching Indian women wrestling at the 2016 Rio Olympics. When Sakshi Malik turned the bout on its head in the dying seconds to secure bronze, both Jagdish and Tannu embraced each other in celebration.

It was at this moment when Jagdish, a school bus driver in Haryana, decided that Tannu would become a grappler. On the other hands, Tannu was even more excited thinking about the travelling opportunities she would be getting as an athlete.

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