Rickshaw Driver's Daughter Won Gold
It is said that the Resultant of hard work is sweet. Swapna Burman of India has proved this by winning the gold medal in women's Heptathlon event on Wednesday 29 August 2018. And He became the first woman athlete to win a medal in India. With this, the female athlete increased the glory of the country once again. India is feeling proud of them.
People gathered outside the house of Swapna as soon as She Recorded her victory. And they began to distribute sweets all around. Swapna's father is a Rickshaw puller, lives in Jalpaiguri in Ghoshpada of West Bengal. 21-year-old Swapna Burman scored 6026 points in seven events that lasted two days. During this time she secured first place in the high jump (1003 points) and the javelin throw (872 points) and the second place in the shot throw (707 points) and the long jump (865 points). His poor performance was in 100 meters (981 points, fifth position) and 200 meters (790 points, seventh place).
Swapna's mother said, 'I am very happy. For bringing her to this stage, Me and Swapna's father have faced many difficulties. Today our dream is complete I did not see her performance I was praying at two o'clock in the day. This temple has been built by her. I admit Kali Maa a lot. I could not stop my tears When I got the news of her victory.
Swapna's father Panchan Burman is a rickshaw driver. However, for the past few years, they are unhealthy and are on the bed for the same reason. Swapna's mother could not fulfill the needs of her daughter, but her daughter never complained about that. There was a time when Swapna had to struggle to get suitable shoes for himself.
Actually, there are six fingers in both feet of Swapna. The extra width of the foot makes the landing difficult in the sports, due to which their boots burst quickly. The childhood coach of Swapna, Sukta Sinha told that he was her coach from 2006 to 2013. Because She comes from a very poor family So it is very difficult for her to spend on her training. I saw her talent when Shee was in the fourth class. After this, I started training him.
In the Heptathlon, Athlete has to take part in a total of 7 stages. The first stage is the 100-meter race, Second high jump, third shot put, fourth 200-meter race, 5th long jump and sixth javelin throw. The last phase of this event is 800 meters race. In all these sports, the athlete gets points based on performance, after which the athlete of the first, second and third place is decided.
"The Go Sports Foundation of former cricketer Rahul Dravid started to help the Swapna. Because of which they are able to perform internationally.
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