Pravin Jadhav
Upon his return from his first Olympics, Indian archer Praveen Jadhav received alarmed calls from his family members, who were warned by “jealous neighbours” against renovating their tin house.
The 25-year-old turned a blind eye to an otherwise disappointing campaign in Tokyo, overtaking his senior India teammates Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai in the rankings round.
The performance gave her a surprise call to world number one Deepika Kumari in place of her regular partner and husband Das in the mixed pair event, where she finished in the last-eight.
But all was not well in the small village of Sarade, where his neighbors “envious of his newfound stardom and began to threaten, Jadhav claimed upon his return.
Jadhav, who lost to world number one Brady Ellison to a second round exit, Jadhav said, “Around five-six family members came in the morning and started threatening my parents, my cousins and aunts. ” Personal segment, told PTI.
The four members of the Jadhav family lived in a hut but after joining the army, they built a concrete house with a tin roof.
“Even in the past, they had created problems and wanted a different lane which we had agreed to. But now they are crossing all the limits. How can they stop us from renewing?
“They are just jealous of us. The property is ours, we have been living there for generations. We have all the land records.”
On return, the Indian contingent went straight to Sonepat, Haryana for the India camp for the next month’s World Championships. They will have to participate in the new trial starting Wednesday.
“My family is really upset and I am also unable to live with them. I have informed the army officials and they are looking into it,” he said.
Satara district SP Ajay Kumar Bansal has promised all possible help to the Jadhav family.
Bansal said, “We have not received any written complaint. Apparently there is some land issue. Based on a call from the army colonel, I am sending my local in-charge to investigate the matter. Surely he should Everyone will be supported legally.” told PTI.
Son of a daily wage laborer from the drought-hit Satara district of Maharashtra, Jadhav’s journey to represent India on the biggest stage has been remarkable.
He almost joined his father as a daily wage laborer before things changed for the better for the Jadhav family.
Struggling to make a living, his father told him that he would have to drop out after seventh grade and join him at the construction site, where he himself worked.
But, at the insistence of a sports teacher at his Zilla Parishad school, he turned to athletics in search of a better life before accidentally coming to archery at the Krida Prabodhini hostel in Ahmednagar.
Later, he was selected by the Army Sports Institute in Pune and since then he has not looked back.
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