Hi Everyone,
In this series, I will talk about some of the athletes participating in Tokyo Olympics. Feel free to share any other fact about any of the participating athletes that you would want me to publish.
First in the series is :Mr. Kolothum Thodi Irfan Alias KT Irfan - (Men's 20km race walking)
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| KT Irfan |
- KT Irfan was the first Indian track and field athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in March 2019.
- Tokyo Olympics will be his second Olympics outing after the 2012 London games. In London Olympics, he had finished 10th at 1:20:21 which to date remains a national record.
- Coming from a modest background, Kolothum Thodi Irfan is a son of a daily wage earner, When he qualified for London Olympics in 2012, he did not even have proper race walking shoes. Actor Mohan Lal has supported him back then.
- He had recorded 1:20:21 in London while the Chinese bronze medalist has recorded 1:19:25. This Olympics season KT Irfan sure is looking better and fitter and India can surely hope for a medal from this legend!
- Irfan at present is also a Non commissioned Indian Army Officer.
Great concept Manish. Keep going
ReplyDeleteThanks Pritam!
DeleteMuch needed, keep them coming :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sai :)
DeleteWonderful Series, Manish!
ReplyDeleteI'm highly motivated and inspired to see every sportsmen in this gallery. You have articulated it wonderfully.
It's very sad that we Indians usually don't know about such inspiring souls. We see international sportsmen and take inspiration from them whereas we already have many legends in our own basket.
This series Is very important and I'll also try to highlight them in my motivational videos.
Let's join hands together and initiate this journey...
Time to uphold unsung heroes.
Cheers, Manish! 💎
Really appreciate the encouraging words ! Will be happy to collab for videos
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