{"id":25793,"date":"2026-07-27T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25793"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:46:00","slug":"sports-minister-felicitates-para-powerlifter-jhandu-kumar-for-cwg-bronze-theprint-ptifeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25793","title":{"rendered":"Sports Minister felicitates para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar for CWG bronze \u2013 ThePrint \u2013 PTIFeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"postexcerpt\">\n<p> New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) 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\u2019s account in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p>The felicitation took place at the minister\u2019s residence here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"third-para\">\n<p>Jhandu won bronze in the men\u2019s heavyweight category with a best lift of 190kg.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<button id=\"examples-expand\" class=\"ap-m-clip-expand\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tShow Full Article<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ap-m-clip-expand-icon\" height=\"1em\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"postcontent\">\n<p>He 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>He was selected by chief para coach Rajender Rahelu to train at the Sports Authority of India\u2019s National Centre of Excellence in Gandhinagar back in June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr Mandaviya asked me about my experience in Scotland. It was a great feeling to interact with him,\u201d Jhandu was quoted as saying in a statement issued by Sports Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d the 29-year-old added.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to glory at Glasgow, the powerlifter won back-to-back silver and gold medals in the Khelo India Para Games\u2019 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>\u201cI 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,\u201d he said. PTI PM PM TAP<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\"><i>This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/sport\/sports-minister-felicitates-para-powerlifter-jhandu-kumar-for-cwg-bronze\/2998011\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) 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\u2019s account in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The felicitation took place at the minister\u2019s residence here. Jhandu won bronze in the men\u2019s heavyweight category with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":409,"featured_media":25794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-powerlifting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sports Minister felicitates para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar for CWG bronze \u2013 ThePrint \u2013 PTIFeed - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25793\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sports Minister felicitates para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar for CWG bronze \u2013 ThePrint \u2013 PTIFeed - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) 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\u2019s account in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. 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