Sathish, 23, is the only sportsperson from Tamil Nadu to feature in the Arjuna awardees’ final shortlist of 17
Sathish Sivalingam
Chennai: Weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam, 23, is the only sportsperson from Tamil Nadu to feature in the Arjuna awardees’ final shortlist of 17, released on Tuesday.
Sathish, who is from Sathuvachari village in Vellore district, was thrilled to make the cut. “The Arjuna award is a big honour. It respect and all sportspersons yearn for it. I’m happy to be almost there. Doping has left a dent on the sport’s image and the award has brought the shine back,” he said.
The weightlifting ace was thrust into the limelight when he won gold at the Commonwealth Games last year with a meet record to boot. “When I started my career, my primary aim was to get a job and settle down in life. But your priorities change after some time and I started to dream about the Arjuna award from 2011. I hope the award inspires youngsters to take up weightlifting,” he added.
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( Source : deccan chronicle )
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