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Neeraj Chauhan Wins Asian Games Bronze After Selling Vegetables
Neeraj Chauhan won a bronze medal in archery at the Asian Games.
He first lost his semi-final match to Japan’s Junya Nakanishi.
Then he beat fellow Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara to win bronze.
In 2020, Neeraj’s father lost his job during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Neeraj and his brother helped their family by selling vegetables.
Neeraj remembered that hard time after his semi-final loss.
He said getting through it helped him believe he could still win a medal.
He dedicated the medal to his father, who supported him.
Neeraj Chauhan won bronze in the men’s recurve individual event at the Asian Games.
He lost his semi-final 1-7 to Japan’s Junya Nakanishi before beating fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4.
Bommadevara was the top seed, and the bronze made Chauhan the second Indian man to win an individual recurve medal at the Games.
During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, Chauhan and his brother Sunil sold vegetables after their father lost his cooking job.
Chauhan said he drew strength from that difficult period and dedicated his medal to his father.
- Who
- Neeraj Chauhan, Japan’s Junya Nakanishi, and India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara.
- What
- Chauhan won bronze in the men’s recurve individual archery event after losing his semi-final and winning the bronze-medal match.
- Where
- At the Asian Games; in 2020, Chauhan and his brother sold vegetables near Meerut’s Civil Lines area.
- When
- At the Asian Games; the article also recounts events during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.
- Why
- Chauhan said recalling the hardship he and his family endured helped him recover from his semi-final loss and win bronze.
Reported match outcomes
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Article presents a factual account
Reported match outcomes
The article reports Chauhan’s match results, medal, and personal account of his family’s hardship.
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It does not describe a competing interpretation or opposing position.
Key facts
- Event
- Asian Games
- Medal
- Bronze
- Sport and event
- Men’s recurve individual archery
- Semi-final result
- Lost 1-7 to Japan’s Junya Nakanishi
- Bronze match result
- Beat fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4
- Family hardship
- In 2020, Chauhan and his brother Sunil sold vegetables after their father lost his job as a cook.
- Milestone
- Second Indian man to win an individual recurve medal at the Asian Games, after Tarundeep Rai.
Quotes
Neeraj Chauhan
Indian recurve archer who won bronze at the Asian Games
“It’s hard to start afresh after a loss in the semis and the chance to secure the LA Olympics quota for India. But then I also thought about the time when I along with my brother sold vegetables pushing the cart through the streets near the Civil Lines area in Meerut to help our father. It was the toughest phase for me and if I could come out of it, then I could also win the medal here.”
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“I dedicate this medal to my father, who did everything to support me.”
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