Kajol Sargar, a 16-year girl from Maharashtra has paved the way, being the first one to win a Gold Medal in the Khelo India Youth Games. Kajol Sargar comes from a humble background and trains under Mayur Sinhasane. She paved the way for Maharashtra's march toward the top.
Kajol Sargar, from Maharashtra who is in news for being the first gold medallist, is the daughter of a tea stall vendor. 16-year-old Kajol Sargar's sports journey first began three years ago, when she started watching her brother Sanket train as a weightlifter during her daily visits to the gym. She watched him climb up the lifting ladder and became one of India's top lifters, but since weight lifting is seen mostly as a men's sport in India, she only watched but never aspired to take up the sport herself.
Kajol Sargar Bags Gold In Khelo India Youth Games: Redefining Weightlifting
Her true inspiration though, came back in 2019, when she saw Rupa Hangandi, who was also from Sangli, clinching the gold medal in the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune, reports
revealed. Kajol Sargar shared in her winning speech- "My brother is more than five years older than me. I never really talked sport with him before. It was only after learning about Rupa Hangandi's success in the Khelo India Youth Games, that I felt that I should also try weightlifting.
She also added, "I was trying to lift 70kg during training and got hurt. In March, I was out of action for over two months and even missed out on the Nationals in Bhubaneshwar. This title is an important milestone in my three-year journey and would inspire me to work harder."
Khelo India has taken to its Twitter celebrating Kajol's win stating, "1st GOLD of SBI #KheloIndia Youth Games 2021 Kajol Sargar of #Maharashtra wins the women's 40kg class #Weightlifting gold with total lifts of 113kg (50kg, Snatch; 63kg Clean and Jerk)."
Kajol Sargar trains under Mayur Sinhasane and has lifted a total of 113 kg in the women's 40kg category. She falls behind Assam's Rekhamoni Gogoi, who lifted two kilograms more than Kajol's 50kg life, going in to clean and jerk. However finally, Kajol managed to lift 60kg and 63kg in the clean and jerk and managed to secure the first place as Rekhamoni (109 kg; 52kg snatch, 57kg clean and jerk) came third, and Arunachal Pradesh's Sandiya Gungli secured the silver for her total of 111 kg lift (47kg snatch, 63kg clean and jerk).
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