Behind the quest for an Olympic gold

How aspiring Olympians are sweating it out to go where only a few Indians have gone before
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: Jun 1, 2019
Behind the quest for an Olympic gold

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  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
  • Behind the quest for an Olympic gold
In 2017, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who won a bronze at the 2012 Olympics, and his childhood coach Ram Phal Mann (to Dutt’s right) converted a part of the vacant campus of an engineering college in Gohana, Haryana, into an academy. Over 150 children stay on campus and “train hard and live the life of sadhus”, says Mann.