At 4.30 within the morning, Jagdish Gulia and his eight-year-old daughter Tannu had been glued to tv watching Indian girls wrestling on the 2016 Rio Olympics. When Sakshi Malik turned the bout on its head within the dying seconds to safe bronze, each Jagdish and Tannu embraced one another in celebration. It was at this second when Jagdish, a faculty bus driver in Haryana, determined that Tannu would develop into a grappler. On the opposite fingers, Tannu was much more excited eager about the travelling alternatives she could be getting as an athlete.
She took one step nearer to that dream when she gained the bronze medal within the 65kg weight class on the Rajarathinam stadium on Tuesday.
“My father would have been happy with gold, but it’s okay. Unlike the last edition where I was eliminated in the second round and returned empty-handed, this time I have something to show to my father,” stated Tannu, who went about displaying her medal across the area.
Usually, her father travels together with her to most competitions, however this time his college didn’t sanction his depart so she was accompanied by her uncle Narendra and youthful cousin sister Sakshi, who couldn’t win a medal.
Tannu has to date gained 4 medals, together with the bronze medal right here. She bagged the Under-19 School Games gold in 2023; bronze at Under-17 Cadet Ranking Series in 2022 and Under-14 School National Games in 2019.
“In the next Khelo India Youth Games you will see me take the gold. I will leave no stone unturned and work hard from here on. The opportunity and medal at Khelo India Youth Games has pumped me up enough. I know I deserve bigger and better,” Tannu added.
She stated her father, regardless of his low earnings, has performed the whole lot to take care of wrestler’s weight loss plan. “He feeds me everything to keep me strong. My uncle has even bought a buffalo so that there is no shortage of milk and ghee,” she revealed.
