Neeraj Chauhan sold vegetables in 2020. Now he has Asian Games bronze

Neeraj Chauhan, an Indian archer, clinched a bronze medal in the men's recurve individual event at the Asian Games. This achievement marked the second individual recurve medal for India, following Tarundeep Rai's silver medal in 2010. Prior to the Games, Chauhan's family faced financial hardship during the Covid-19 lockdown, as his father lost his job.

Chauhan recalled, "It's hard to start afresh after a loss in the semis and the chance to secure the LA Olympics quota for India. But then I also thought about the time when I along with my brother sold vegetables pushing the cart through the streets near the Civil Lines area in Meerut to help our father." Reflecting on that challenging period, Chauhan dedicated his medal to his father, expressing, "I dedicate this medal to my father, who did everything to support me."