{
  "id": 19750177,
  "title": "Watching Neeraj win, tilling farm: Gunjan Yadav’s road to Youth Olympics gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/watching-neeraj-win-tilling-farm-gunjan-yadavs-road-to-youth-olympics",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T03:09:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/gunjan-yadav-india-youth-olympics-gold-neeraj-chopra-inspiration-10961123/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gunjan Yadav, the second Indian boxer and first woman to win a Youth Olympics gold medal, received inspiration for her journey from watching Neeraj Chopra's javelin gold win at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. At the age of 15, her father, Harbhagwan, took her to their family's seven-acre farmland in Dhana Kalan village to test her resolve. Despite her father resting, Gunjan continued working in the cotton field, demonstrating her determination. This experience strengthened her willpower, leading her father to believe she would conquer the world with her dedication. Gunjan's father enrolled her at Mahavir Stadium for training under coach Jyoti, and later she shifted to Manjeet Lohan Boxing Academy in Hisar under Vikas Lohan. This decision affected her family, as her mother had to move to Hisar for tuition, and the family relied on the income from their farmland, taking loans to manage their finances.",
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        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Seven Kenyan athletes return home from the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/seven-kenyan-athletes-return-home-from-the-dakar-2026-youth-olympics",
        "published": "2026-11-12T06:43:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Gunjan wins boxing gold for India at Youth Olympics with dominant 5-0 victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/gunjan-wins-boxing-gold-for-india-at-youth-olympics-with-dominant-5-0",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Senegal’s wrestlers turn tradition into gold at Dakar Youth Olympics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/senegals-wrestlers-turn-tradition-into-gold-at-dakar-youth-olympics",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:32:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}