{"id":25783,"date":"2026-07-26T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25783"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:30:00","slug":"sports-minister-felicitates-para-powerlifter-jhandu-kumar-for-cwg-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25783","title":{"rendered":"Sports Minister felicitates para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar for CWG bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviy felicitated para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh for his bronze-winning performance that opened India&#8217;s account in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<strong>New Delhi<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<strong>Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday felicitated para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh for his bronze-winning performance that opened India&#8217;s account in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe felicitation took place at the minister&#8217;s residence here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\tJhandu won bronze in the men&#8217;s heavyweight category with a best lift of 190kg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\tHe hails from Nalanda district in Bihar and sold vegetables and even rode an e-rickshaw to support his family in Harnaut town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\tHe was selected by chief para coach Rajender Rahelu to train at the Sports Authority of India&#8217;s National Centre of Excellence in Gandhinagar back in June 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#8220;Dr Mandaviya asked me about my experience in Scotland. It was a great feeling to interact with him,&#8221; Jhandu was quoted as saying in a statement issued by Sports Ministry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#8220;I have not had much sleep since the time I have won a medal, due to the excitement and adrenaline rush. My phone has been buzzing throughout,&#8221; the 29-year-old added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Poppins, serif; font-size: 28px; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(178, 34, 34);\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;\"><u style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">READ MORE<\/u>: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awazthevoice.in\/women-news\/ladakhi-women-singers-win-hearts-for-kargil-vijay-diwas-performance-64534.html\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(51, 122, 183); text-decoration: none; font-family: Poppins, serif; font-size: 28px;\"><u style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Ladakhi women singers win hearts for Kargil Vijay Diwas performance<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\tPrior to glory at Glasgow, the powerlifter won back-to-back silver and gold medals in the Khelo India Para Games&#8217; 2024 and 2025 editions respectively. He has now trained his eyes on the upcoming Asian Para Games scheduled from October 18 to 24, 2026, in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#8220;I will go to my hometown for a brief period to meet my family members before returning to Gandhinagar in order to prepare for Asian Para Games. China are a strong contender but I will do my best to secure a medal for my country, I promise,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awazthevoice.in\/sports-news\/sports-minister-felicitates-para-powerlifter-jhandu-kumar-for-cwg-bronze-64633.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviy felicitated para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh for his bronze-winning performance that opened India&#8217;s account in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. &#13; New Delhi&#13; &#13; Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday felicitated para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh for his bronze-winning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1050,"featured_media":25784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-powerlifting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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