July 1, 2021 11:50 AM

Race walker Sandeep Kumar eyes Tokyo Olympics 2021

With 23 days to go for Tokyo Olympic Games, AIR today is looking at 20-km racewalker Sandeep Kumar, who hails from a farming family in the Mahendragarh district of Haryana, and had never heard of race walking until he joined the Army. Born on May 1, 1986, in the Mahendragarh district of Haryana, the experienced racewalker Sandeep clinched his berth for the Tokyo by breaking the national record in 20-km racewalking at the National Open Race-Walking Championships in Ranchi in February, clocking 1:...

July 1, 2021 11:50 AM

Race walker Sandeep Kumar eyes Tokyo Olympics 2021

With 23 days to go for Tokyo Olympic Games, AIR today is looking at 20-km racewalker Sandeep Kumar, who hails from a farming family in the Mahendragarh district of Haryana, and had never heard of race walking until he joined the Army. Born on May 1, 1986, in the Mahendragarh district of Haryana, the experienced racewalker Sandeep clinched his berth for the Tokyo by breaking the national record in 20-km racewalking at the National Open Race-Walking Championships in Ranchi in February, clocking 1:...