Satchidananda / Patna
The youth of Bihar are proving themselves not only in studies but also in the field of sports. No matter whose land the tricolor is hoisted by the players of Bihar. Now it is the turn of Asian Games. Three players from Bihar Shweta Shahi, Akash Kumar and Shailesh Kumar have been selected to represent the country in the 19th Asian Games to be held in China.
Rajeev Kumar Singh of Bihar was a part of the Indian team in the Asian Games held in Doha in the year 2006. Now after 17 years, three Lals from Bihar will show their prowess to make it rain medals on the Asian Games stage. Let us tell you that the 19th Asian Games are to be held in China from 23 September.
Sky will rain medals
Akash, a resident of Vishnupura village in Chhapra district of Bihar, has already won medals on the national stage. Akash does sword fighting. After winning gold medals in the competition held in the years 2016 and 2020, he was selected to play in the Asian and Junior World Cups. Akash comes from an army family. The father shoots and the son uses the sword. Akash’s father has also been a footballer. Medals are expected to rain from Akash, who has taken up fencing since the age of 10.
Farmer’s daughter will bring medal
Shweta Shahi, born in a farmer’s family in Bhadari village of Silav block of Nalanda district and brought up in the village itself, has today become the national and international face of Bihar in women’s rugby game. Shweta understood the nuances of rugby through YouTube and crossed the journey to China by playing in the fields and fields of the village itself. Shweta started playing with her brother Sudhanshu Kumar Shahi after getting information about the game through YouTube while studying in ninth. Bhai has also been a gold medalist at the national level.
China’s high jump from Jamui
Hailing from Islamnagar, a small village in Jamui district, 23-year-old Divyang Shailesh has made a name for himself in the world of sports. After winning the silver medal in the Para Athletics World Championship held in Paris, France, it is now the turn of the Asian Games. Shailesh’s father Shivnandan Yadav is a farmer and mother a homemaker. In the past too, he has won medals for Bihar in many competitions. Now it is the turn of Asian Games.
– Three players from Bihar, Shweta Shahi, Akash Kumar, and Shailesh Kumar, have been selected to represent India in the 19th Asian Games in China.
– Akash Kumar, a resident of Vishnupura village in Chhapra district, has already won gold medals in sword fighting and is expected to bring more medals in fencing.
– Shweta Shahi, born in a farmer’s family in Bhadari village, has become a national and international face of Bihar in women’s rugby and will be participating in the Asian Games.
– Divyang Shailesh, from Islamnagar village in Jamui district, has won a silver medal in the Para Athletics World Championship and will now compete in the Asian Games.
