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Train accident survivor Ajeet Singh Yadav who saved friend’s life, wins Paralympics javelin silver with 65.62m throw; Sundar takes bronze
Ajeet Singh and Shiv Sundar Gurjar (R) at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday. (SAI)
As 30-year-old Uttar Pradesh athlete Ajeet Singh Yadav won the silver medal in men’s F46 javelin throw at the Paris Paralympics, friend Anshuman Singh was remembering what happened on a winter morning in 2017.
Seven years ago, on December 4, 2017 the then 23-year-old Ajeet Singh Yadav, a research assant at Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, suffered a tragic fall from a train. After attending a marriage in Jabalpur, Yadav along with his junior Anshuman had gotten out from the Kamayani Express at the Maihar station to fetch water. With the train starting, Yadav was the first to enter the bogey before Anshuman fell from the stairs of the bogey. Yadav got hold of Anshuman and with the train gathering speed, both fell at the platform with Yadav’s left arm below the elbow coming under the wheels. (Read more from Nitin Sharma)
