Anil mor

Khelo India Youth Games: Few years back, Manu Yadav was contemplating quitting wrestling due to financial constraints before his elder brother, Ram Gopal Yadav came forward to shoulder the additional burden and asked him to focus on the game. The sacrifice of his brother came good as Manu Yadav found success in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games in Tamil Nadu.

At that time, the 17-year-old from the remote Rasmara village, some 14 km from Durg in Chhattisgarh state, had to take up odd jobs at one of the steel factories and meeting ends was a challenge for the family.

But now things have turned around for the better with Manu picking up a silver medal at the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 on Sunday after going down to Haryana’s Anil Mor in the Greco Roman 55kg category final.