95-Year-Old Bhagwani Devi Bags 3 Gold Medals at World Master Athletics Indoor Championship

Giving inspiration to many and breaking the stereotypical mindset, a 95-year-old athlete bagged three gold medals at the 9^th World Master Athletics Indoor Championship 2023 in Poland.

The gold medalist has been identified as Bhagwani Devi Dagar from Haryana who made India filled with pride as she clinched the medals in 60-meter running, shotput and discus throw.

What an inspiration!

Our #NaariShakti never fails to make us proud. Kudos to 95 years old Bhagwani Devi ji on winning 3 gold medals in the 9th World Master Athletics Indoor Championships.

Your champion mentality is a true testament of Fit India. pic.twitter.com/7gL81KM4jb

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 29, 2023

Born in Khedka village of Haryana, the veteran athlete Bhagwani Devi earlier won gold medal at the 2022 World Master Athletics Championships held in Finland by running 100m faster than anyone else in the 90-94 age category.

Bhagwani Devi got married at a very young age of 12 and widowed at 30.

After losing a baby boy by the time her husband passed away, she decided not to remarry but to give in all her energies to her young daughter and another child she was expecting at the time.

Unfortunately, four years later her 8-year-old daughter also passed away leaving Bhagwani with her toddler son as her only offspring.

3🥇🇮🇳 - वर्ल्ड मास्टर्ज़ ऐथ्लेटिक्स इंडोर चाम्पीयन्शिप पोलैंड

आप सब के आशीर्वाद व प्यार के लिए दिल से धन्यवाद। 🙏
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.#BhagwaniDevi#95YearsOld#MasterAthlete#WorldChampionpic.twitter.com/UBpvnJmiuW

— ATHLETE BHAGWANI DEVI DAGAR (@BhagwaniDevi94) March 29, 2023

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