Nitu Ghanghas, 21, is appreciative that her father guided her advancement continually even though he had to sell his car and borrow money from family members to keep the house afloat.
In order to purchase sweets, Ai Bhagwan went to a market close to his house in the Haryanan village of Dahana. The boxer Nitu Ghanghas, his daughter who is 21 years old, has just guaranteed India at least a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. Jai Bhagwan departed the house as soon as Nitu defeated Nicole Clyde of Northern Ireland on a technical decision in the women’s 48 kg quarterfinals.
He hasn’t received his wage for the past few years and is currently the subject of a departmental investigation for his recurrent absences from his bill-delivering duties at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh, but a CWG medal had to be celebrated.
“Hamara ghar toh Nitu hi chalati hai, main to bus uske India ke liye medal jeetne ke dream ko support karta hun. (Our home is run by Nitu. I only support her dream of winning medals for India),” he tells, “To see her win in any competition is like doing my job and that’s why I took so many leaves from my work to be with her and support her. Even though I could not be in Birmingham to see her, our prayers are with her and we know she will return with the gold medal,” says an emotional Jai Bhagwan. It’s been quite a journey for the father and daughter.
Nitu Ghanghas recalls vividly taking her first 20-kilometer bus ride from the village of Dhanana to the Bhiwani Boxing Club to train with instructor Jagdish Singh, along with her father and fellow fighter Sakshi Choudhary. She would conclude her first two-hour training session in June of 2012 and be greeted by her father, who was waiting outside the academy.
“Boxing ne mere ko chuna (Boxing chose me). My father wanted me to be a boxer since that’s the only sport famous in Bhiwani and that’s why he took me to train under Jagdish coach sir. We’d all heard about how tough a coach Jagdish sir was. There was no relaxation for us in the first training session too. At that time, like any child, I thought about quitting but then seeing my father wait outside made me believe that I can do anything,” remembers Nitu, who will be India’s bet for a medal in the women’s 48kg event at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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