‘What an inspiration’: 95-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar wins three gold medal at World Master Athletics Indoor Championships

She has been applauded by Union Minister for Sports Anurag Thakur. Taking to Twitter, Thakur shared a photograph of Dagar with her three gold medals and praised her victory. “What an inspiration! Our #NaariShakti never fails to make us proud. Kudos to 95 years old Bhagwani Devi ji on winning 3 gold medals in the 9th World Master Athletics Indoor Championships. Your champion mentality is a true testament of Fit India,” he tweeted.

What an inspiration!

Our #NaariShakti never fails to make us proud. Kudos to 95 years old Bhagwani Devi ji on winning 3 gold medals in the 9th World Master Athletics Indoor Championships.

Your champion mentality is a true testament of Fit India. pic.twitter.com/7gL81KM4jb

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 29, 2023

 

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Sharing glimpses from the championship on Instagram, Dagar posted a video showing her learning to throw from another elderly competitor. She wrote in roughly translated Hindi, “One lamp does not lose anything by lighting another lamp. Meet my friend who often helps me to improve my game. That’s the beauty of the game.”

 

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Last year, she had won the gold medal in the 100m sprint at the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Tampere by finishing the race in 24.74 seconds. She had also won a bronze medal in shot put.