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From the akhada to the arena

Poverty left his own dream of becoming an athlete unfinished, so he resolved that a lack of money would not break any other athlete’s dream.

An unfinished dream

So no one else’s dream breaks

Poverty may have left my dream of becoming a good athlete unfinished, but no athlete’s success should stop for lack of money.Harsh Chhikara, Mar 2023

Himself awarded about 10 times in state-level cricket; his wrestling guru is chief coach Rajsingh Chhikara.

250+athletes adopted with diet and sports equipment
₹1.11 lakhDhanana kabaddi first prize, raised from ₹1 lakh
U-17welcome for world champion Kajal Pehlwan
Wrestling

In the soil of the akhadas

Prizes at dangals, welcomes for medal winners and the fight for wrestlers’ rights: Rupin Pehlwan (silver, Senior Asian Championship 2023) and Manjeet Pehlwan (U-23 silver) were each honoured with ₹11,000.

Kabaddi

Pride of the village grounds

  • Brand ambassador of the Spine Kabaddi League (2022); chief guest at the Just Kabaddi International League, MDU Rohtak (2021).
  • ₹15,000 for the girls at the women’s kabaddi tournament in Rawalwas Khurd, Hisar (Feb 2024).
  • Up to ₹21,000 at tournaments such as Bidhal, Sector 23 Sonipat and Kiloi.
  • Pipli’s first ever sapata race, with separate prizes for boys and girls (Sept 2023).
Every sport

Cricket, boxing, basketball, volleyball

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Videos

With the athletes

Haryana's first kabaddi event in which even spectators will win motorcycles as prizes

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Attended the Buradeher sports competition: ₹11,000 to the sports committee and ₹2,100 each to honour the coaches and commentators

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A rousing welcome for India's wrestlers at Delhi airport – celebrating the achievements of Sahil and Amit

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Glimpses of a grand wrestling dangal and a blood-donation camp in memory of martyrs

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In memory of the Pulwama martyrs, wrestlers from India and Iran will face off

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If India's government has the strength, the silver medal is our right – Part 1

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