Asian Games 2023
The story of those women players who have enhanced India’s performance in the Asian Games 2023 .
655 Indian players are participating in the 19th Asian Games going on in Hangzhou city of China. India has won more than 60 medals in the competitions held so far. However, in the medal table, China is at first, Korea at second and Japan at third. Women players have also played a big role in India’s performance in the games. Let us know about some women players who have brought glory to India with their performance.
1. Sifat Kaur Samra
Sifat Kaur Samra, 21, from Faridkot, Punjab, has won the gold medal in the individual competition of 50 meter three position rifle shooting. This is her seventh international medal and she has also won many medals in state and national level rifle competitions. Have finished.
Her father is a farmer. She told BBC, “When I started winning medals, my concentration and commitment towards sports kept increasing.” She was studying MBBS but according to the information published in the media, she was not able to complete her studies. He was also facing difficulty in practicing shooting. After this he decided to leave his medical studies midway.
2. Neha Thakur
Neha Thakur, who won the silver medal for India in the women’s sailing event of the Asian Games, comes from a small village in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh.
Her father is a farmer and she has taken training from the National Sailing School of Bhopal.
According to the information published on Times of India, Neha Thakur thanked the government and the coach for her victory and said that her dream was to represent India in the Asian Games.
According to her, “I am happy that I Won the silver medal and many people are behind it. Next time I will try to bring gold.” Neha Thakur’s coach Narendra Singh Rajput said, “Neha has all the qualities of a sailor – commitment, hard work and patience, that is why she was able to reach here.’
3. Palak Gulia
In shooting, two young Indian shooters Palak Gulia and Isha Singh have done wonders by winning medals in the 10 meter air pistol competition. Both of them not only won medals in singles competition but also won in team competitions. President Daupadi Murmu also congratulated both of them on the victory of Palak Gulia and Isha Singh.
For winning gold medal in 10 meter air pistol competition. Later, in an interview with India Today, Palak said that she had no knowledge about the shooting game till 2019.
Palak Gulia, who lives in Gurugram, Haryana, said, “After Covid was over, she prepared for Nationals and then Asian. The games have arrived. But the next few months are very important because six to eight months is the pre-Olympic period and I will work very hard in it.
4. Isha Singh
Isha Singh won two medals in the Asian Games. Gold in the 10 meter air pistol competition and silver in the 25 meter air pistol competition. The team has won two silver medals in the competition. Isha Singh, a resident of Telangana, started taking shooting training at the age of nine.
In an interview with the BBC, he said, “The sound of a pistol shot was like music to his ears and he loved the courage it required in this sport.” He first competed in 2014. She held the gun and won the National Shooting Championship title in the year 2018. At the age of just 13, she defeated international medal winners like Manu Bhaker and Hina Sidhu.
She also won three gold medals in Youth, Junior and Senior categories. She has participated in international level competitions and has won silver medal in Junior World Cup and gold medal in Asian Shooting Championship.
5. Roshibina Devi
Manipur’s Naorem Roshibina Devi, who won the silver medal in Wushu, could not control her tears while talking to the media. She said while talking to Sony Sports Network, “Yes. Right now I don’t know what will happen to us. Right now there is complete fear.
I wish everything becomes normal and everything becomes better than what it was and we can live peacefully. It doesn’t feel good to see everything burning like this.” 22-year-old Roshibina Devi had earlier won a bronze medal
