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Tejas Kumar Prasad, a Bengaluru shooter who was expected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, saw the disruption as an opportunity to accomplish his dream of becoming a civil servant.
 

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Bajrang Punia is an Indian freestyle wrestler. After winning a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, he was awarded a sum of Rs 30 lakh by the Government of India, Rs 2.5 crore by the Government of Haryana, and Rs 25 lakh by BCCI.

Sonbhadra’s Rambabu has an exceptional tale of victory to share. Despite coming from a humble background, he trained himself as a professional runner and secured the bronze medal alongside Manju Rani in the mixed team event of the 35 km walk at the 2023 Asian Games. Previously, he held the record of completing 35 km walk in just 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 36 seconds.

Sonbhadra’s Rambabu has an exceptional tale of victory to share. Despite coming from a humble background, he trained himself as a professional runner and secured the bronze medal alongside Manju Rani in the mixed team event of the 35 km walk at the 2023 Asian Games. Previously, he held the record of completing 35 km walk in just 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 36 seconds.

Neeraj Chopra is an Indian athlete. He competes in track and field events. At 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Neeraj became the first Indian to clinch a gold medal in javelin throw at the Commonwealth Games. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he made history by winning a gold medal with a javelin throw of 87.58 metres.

Deepika Kumari is an Indian archer. In 2010, Deepika won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in the women’s individual recurve event. The Government of India honoured her with ‘Padma Shri’ in the year 2016.

Yashaswini Singh Deswal is an Indian sport shooter. She began her training as a pistol shooter in the year 2012. In the year 2017, she set a world junior record of 235.9 in the 10-meter air pistol event and also won the gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Championship in 2017.

Shushila Likmabam is an Indian Judo player. She participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal for the country. In the year 2019, Shushila won a gold medal at the South Asian Games in 48 kg category.

Manpreet Singh is an Indian hockey player. He rose to prominence in 2021, when India won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) under his leadership. This was India’s first Olympic medal in hockey since 1980.

In an exclusive interview to Asianet Newsable, Indian women hockey coach Ankita Billava Suresh speaks about the journey in Tokyo, the team's performance, on PM Modi's call and Odisha CM backing the Indian Hockey team and more.

The survey conducted by Local Circles reveals a significant shift in the outlook of a country dominated by cricket.

Neeraj Chopra is today a household name in India. The Javelin thrower is yet to fully come to terms with the magnitude of his achievement at the Tokyo Olympics. He spoke exclusively to Asianet News.

In an exclusive conversation with Asianet News, India's men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh speaks about his journey from Kizhakkambalam village in Kerala's Ernakulam to Tokyo.

Among those instrumental in ensuring that India achieved the 41-year-old dream of an Olympic hockey medal was PR Sreejesh. Asianet News joined the celebrations at his home in Kerala.