Here is all you need to know about Gadadhar Sahu and his biography who grabbed the gold medal at the ongoing Khelo India Para Games 2023
Gadadhar Sahu, from Odisha, won gold in the Para Lifting category at the ongoing Khelo Indian Para Games 2023 in Delhi, lifting 140 kg in the 58 kg category as Odisha secures another success at the inaugural tournament.
Who is para-lifter Gadadhar Sahu, biography, age, hometown state, disability, story
Gadadhar Sahu finished first, followed by Kerala’s Joby Mathew (137 kg), who took home the silver, and Delhi’s Gulfam Ahmed (134 kg), who took home the bronze.
In the women’s javelin throw (F55 category), Suchitra Parida made the state of Odisha proud by winning gold with a throw of 17.23 metres, setting a new national record. Sahu’s triumph brings Odisha’s total medal count at the Khelo India Para Games 2023 to ten, with six gold, one silver, and three bronze.
Big Congratulations to weightlifter Gadadhar Sahu for adding one more ๐ฅ to #Odisha's tally as he won the Gold by lifting 140 Kg in 59 Kg category at the 1st Khelo India Para Games 2023.#OdishaForSports #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/K7J6SLZJZm
— Odisha Sports (@sports_odisha) December 13, 2023
Who is Gadadhar Sahu?
Gadadgar Sahu has just won a good medal at the Khelo India Para Games at the age of 29 years old. The athlete hails from Narendrapur, in the Ganjam District of Odisha.
This was not his first time winning the gold medal. In the 2016 “Mr. Odisha Junior Bodybuilding Competition,” he first took home a gold medal in the wheelchair division. The athelet has been training four hours without skipping a day to bring the best out of him alongside helping his brother in the business.
Gadadhar Sahu experienced a terrifying event that nearly took his life. He was travelling from Odisha to Surat, Gujarat, when he had a serious mishap during train deboarding, which resulted in an incorrect diagnosis of his death.
He had severe injuries that required amputation of his legs, but the medical team didn’t find his pulse until he was being taken to the mortuary. After the terrible accident, Sahu remained resilient and determined, refusing to give up and proved his success.
The time when this tragic happened, he was just 13 years old and was in 7th class. After the event, he had no other options for a regular life and helped his brother run a fast-food shop in their birthplace of Narendrapur, Odisha.