Used to drink water on the field, friends made fun of him, played Olympics with the help of actor
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. | Edited By: Riya Kasana
Updated on: Feb 08, 2023 | IST
Racewalker athlete KT Irfan, who represented the country in the London Olympics and Tokyo Olympics, is celebrating his 33rd birthday today i.e. on February 8.
We often judge the success of a player by his medals, but sometimes the real success of the players lies in their struggle, which inspires the coming generation. Such is the story of Indian racewalker KT Irfan who is celebrating his 33rd birthday today (February 8). (KT Irfan Instagram)
KT Irfan was interested in sports like football, hammer throw, javelin throw and long jump in his childhood. The biggest reason why racewalking came into his life was his brother. At the age of 15, he used to go to the stadium with his racewalker brother Rebas. He used to do things like fetching water for him, noting his timing there and on seeing his brother, he adopted this game. (KT Irfan Instagram)
In 2005, he was selected for the National School Games where he was trained by Salman KP. He was made fun of a lot because of this game. His friends used to make fun of his tricks and called him weak. However, when he joined the army, all this was left behind. (KT Irfan Instagram)
Irfan was selected for the London Olympics. Although he did not have shoes. At that time the cost of racewalking shoes was 7 thousand, although Irfan’s salary was only 10 thousand. He did not get any help from the IOA or the Athletics Federation. Then South Cinema actor Mohanlal helped him and bought shoes for Irrfan, after which he was able to play in the Olympics. (KT Irfan Instagram)
Irfan finished 10th in the London Olympic Games. However, he could not repeat it in the Tokyo Olympics. Irfan has still not given up and he is dreaming of winning the Olympic medal. However, his coming out of a small village in Kerala to reach here is an example in itself. (KT Irfan Instagram)
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