Pravin Jadhav is an Indian recurve archer. He is considered an athlete who has gone through a lot of struggle and poverty to reach where he is now, representing his country at international events. He also served as a Havarda soldier in the Indian Army.
Wiki/Biography
Pravin Jadhav was born on Saturday, July 6, 1996, in Sarad village, Satara district, Maharashtra (age 25; as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Cancer. He studied in Zilla Parishad School (Satara District). Since childhood, he has had a keen interest in sports. Then, his physical education teacher Baban Bhujpal (later coach) suggested him to join athletics as it required zero investment considering his financial situation.
Pravin Jadhav and his coach Baban Bhujpal
Then, Bhujpal fulfilled all his dietary requirements. He quickly mastered the 400m and 800m events. He originally planned to drop out after seventh place as his family could not support further studies, but soon joined Krida Prabhodhini at the insistence of a school teacher. Krida Prabhodhini is a scheme implemented by the government to support young sports talent from rural areas. It provides them with free coaching, education and accommodation. He was soon trained at Balewadi in Pune. But since he performed well, fitness tests conducted there showed that Jadhav was better suited for archery. He was then sent to Amravati to train under Praful Dange, Krida Prabhodhini’s archery coach.During a training session, Praful said
“Archery is a tough sport and many aspirants lose patience within a year. Jadhav has to survive this period. “We make archers train with bamboo bows for a year. Only after they show enough interest will a professional bow be given. “
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: natural black
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
His father Ramesh Jadhav is a worker at Sheti Mahamandal (National Agricultural Corporation)But when his son joined the Indian Army in 2017, he soon started a cattle farm.
Pravin Jadhav’s father is a laborer
His mother Sangita Jadhav is a housewife. He has a sister (married). They live in a two-bedroom concrete iron house provided by the National Agricultural Company in Salad village.
Pravin Jadhav and his mother at his home
Praveen Jadhav and his parents
Profession
Due to malnutrition, Jadhav was weak and often had difficulty lifting the recurve bow. He often experienced severe pain while shooting the bow, prompting Krida Prabhodini to remove him from the program. Bhujpal did try to get him back in the program but was unsuccessful. Bhujpal then approached Mr. Palkar, a sports enthusiast, to help him. Mr. Palkar agreed, and they drove 800 kilometers through the night to Amravati, where the institute is located. Upon arrival, Mr Palkar contacted the authorities in Kridar to give Jadhav a chance to prove his worth. They agreed, and he was given a total of five chances. Jadhav succeeded in all these attempts and scored 45 runs. He averaged nine tenths per shot and impressed the authorities so much that they agreed to let him back into the program.
Praveen Jadhav practice
This proved to be a turning point in his career and he never looked back from that point on. He received a call from India asking him to represent the country. In 2016, he participated in the first stage of the Asian Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand. Nearly 300 archers participated in this event. This is a qualifying event for the 2016 Rio Olympics. He then won the bronze medal in the recurve event with a score of 326 points. He also participated in India’s B team at the 2016 Archery World Cup in Medellin, Colombia, along with Tarundeep Rai and Binod Swansi. The team didn’t do much and ended up finishing ninth in the event.
Pravin Jadhav participates in an event
Since his time with Krida Prabhodini was coming to an end, he had to arrange funds to buy archery equipment worth about Rs 2.5 lakh. Since he used to receive a monthly allowance of 9,000 rupees, it was simply not enough to bear the cost. But since he was an international shooter, the Indian government awarded him Rs 2.5 lakh in cash. Soon his financial situation stabilized.
Praveen Jadhav in action
In 2017, he joined the Indian Army under the sports quota. After that, he also told his father to quit his labor job. Instead, he bought him a dairy farm so his father could sell milk. In the same year, he also won a gold medal at the National Championships in Cuttack, Odisha. Subsequently, he participated in various international events, including the 11th World University Archery Championships in 2016, the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, the 2019 Modern Archery World Cup Stage 3 (Turkey), and the 2019 Modern Archery World Cup Stage 4 ( Berlin), the 2020 Tokyo Test and the 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup City Event in Guatemala, where he didn’t do much.
There are 33 different events in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The archery competition will be held at Yumenojima Park from July 23 to 31, 2021. Recurve archers have five events in total: men’s and women’s individual, men’s and women’s team, and men’s and women’s mixed (debut). Pravin Jadhav got off to a strong start with a 6-0 victory over world number two Galsan Bazarzhapov from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).India’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee took to Twitter to express happiness over the win
How to start and end with a perfect 10? 🎯
Pravin Jadhav shows us how he won the men’s individual recurve competition for the first time #pengGalsan Bazarzhapov leads 6-0 before falling to world No. 1 – #USABrady Ellison! #IND#TokyoBest | #Tokyo2020 | #strongertogether | #archery pic.twitter.com/0OSUbFIXC3
— India #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020hi) July 28, 2021
Jadhav is the best Indian among all Indian archers and is ranked 31st. Although Bazarzapov scored 10 points in the first two shots, he ultimately failed in the next three shots 7-8-7. Jadhav sealed the victory 9-10 in his next match against world champion Brady Ellison.
Praveen Jadhav after defeating Bazarzabov
Although Ellison performed mediocrely in the second and third sets, only hitting two 8s. But Jadhav couldn’t take advantage as he scored two 7s and two 8s in four sets. Eventually, he lost in the individual competition along with his colleague Tarundeep Rai.
The world’s number one archer, American Brady Ellison, from the United States
He was praised by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, although he failed in his second game of the competition.
afternoon @narendramodi Kudos to Pravin Jadhav (Archery) for sticking to the path despite difficult circumstances. The Prime Minister also interacted with the families and praised their efforts.#Cheer4India #OlympicsKiAasha #Tokyo2020 @PMOIndia @PIB_INDIA pic.twitter.com/qAHtlzTZ2n
— PIB Meghalaya (@PIBShillong) July 13, 2021
Facts/Trivia
- About his success story, he revealed
“I didn’t get any money, but I was like a helping hand. Sometimes I carried fertilizers to the fields to spray so that my father could finish the work early. In a sugar-growing town in Satara district of Maharashtra Working in the harsh conditions on the farms around Paltan, with summer temperatures hovering above 40 degrees, toughened me up.”
“Working with your father as a child was a blessing in disguise. There are outside forces on this planet that can help you when you’re in trouble.”
- When he travels abroad for competitions, he often calls his parents every day, which keeps him focused and relaxed. But once, just a week before a big game, he found himself unable to contact his parents. He was worried and this went on for more than a week.He said in an interview
“I was worried why there was no response. I was lost in thought and I felt alone. But then I realized I should focus on the task at hand first and stay focused. I tricked my brain into believing that everything was fine at home, and then I Ability to concentrate.”
Shortly after the game, he learned that heavy rain had cut off the village’s power supply and his father’s mobile phone had been damaged. He later learned from friends that everything was fine there.
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Source: HIS Education