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Khandwa News: Borgaon Khurd village in Khandwa district, with a population of only four thousand, has become a nursery of wrestlers today. More than 200 wrestlers have come out of here, including daughters. Daughters like Madhuri Patel …Read more
His wrestling class takes more than 100 wrestling in which many girls also initiative
Highlights
- Borgaon Khurd in Khandwa district is a village of wrestlers.
- The daughters of the village are also ahead in wrestling.
- Madhuri Patel has won four national medals.
Khandva. Gram Panchayat Borgaon Khurd, located just 7 km from Khandwa district, is recognized as a village of wrestlers across the country today. The soil of this small village with a population of about four thousand has given more than two hundred wrestlers to the country so far. Many of them have won medals at national and international level. Not only boys in the village arena. Daughters are also trying to bet. Madhuri Patel here is a vibrant example of this.
Fifteen -year -old Madhuri has won four national medals so far. His name is more than fifteen state level medals. She has also represented India in Bulgaria internationally. Madhuri says that she started wrestling from the age of twelve and her dream is to win gold for the country in the Olympics.
Inspiration from father. Children making wrestlers
Madhuri’s father Jagdish Patel himself has been a wrestler. Due to economic compulsions, he could not adopt this game professionally. But he pledged to teach wrestling to his children. Taught his son-daughter and trained the arena. His son Pramesh Patel has also played wrestling at the national level from Vidya Bharati in Punjab. Jagdish Patel today teaches free wrestling to the children of the village. He told that till now more than fifty children from the village have reached the national level. In which there are twenty -five national medals and four players have illuminated the name of the country internationally.
Wrestling stronghold with local cooperation
Mangal Yadav, president of Khandwa district, Mangal Yadav and Vice President Rajendra Pajere provide all possible support in sports material and training to children. The farmers of the village have also brought their children directly from the soil of the field to the arena. Borgaon Khurd is not just a village today. Rather, it is giving a message to the country that with hard work, dedication and right guidance, anyone can touch the heights. Whether she is the daughter of the village or son.
Village with wrestlers. Example of Borgaon Khurd
Today people know Borgaon Khurd, located just seven kilometers from Khandwa district, as a village with wrestlers. The specialty of this village with a population of just four thousand is that a wrestler comes out from every house here. While playing in the soil of the fields, more than two hundred wrestlers here have got their stamina iron on the national and international platform.
From soil to mats. Training center built in village
Earlier, the farmers of the village used to adopt wrestling as a hobby. But due to lack of facilities, they could not reach a large scale. Today the situation has changed. There is a facility of wrestling training on mats in the village itself. Where not only the village but also about a hundred players of the city are practicing. Many of these youth are in government jobs and some are training in prestigious sports institutions in the country.
Daughters also ahead in Pahlavani
There is also a special thing about this village that along with sons, daughters have also been given equal status. Madhuri Patel is an excellent example of this. Who has won eleven medals at the national level and two medals at the international level. Neeraj Patel won seven national and two international medals. While Chhaya Patel is in the central government job with three national medals. Many more names including Pawan Patel, Payal Patel, Muskan Patel are also national level players.
The initiative of a farmer changed the picture
This tradition of sports remained in the village. For this, farmer Jagdish Patel took responsibility. They are not only training themselves. Rather, he also prepared his daughter Madhuri Patel. Which has defeated players of teams like Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan at the international level.
