Bhagwani Devi Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhagwani Devi

• Bhagwani Devi is an Indian nonagenarian athlete. In 2022, she got here to the limelight after successful gold and two bronze medals within the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Tampere, Finland.

• In an interview, Bhagwani Devi claimed that she started making ready for the Masters Athletic Championships in early 2022. She additionally claimed that she was helped within the preparations for the tournaments by her grandson, Vikas Dagar, who’s a well-known para-athlete and a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (now often called the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award).

• While giving an interview to Aaj Tak, Vikas Dagar stated that he acquired to learn about his grandmother’s curiosity in sports activities, when, one evening, she requested him to present her the shot put, with which he practised. He informed the media,
  

  One evening my grandmother requested me for my shot put. When I gave her the ball, she didn’t present any promising efficiency, perhaps it was due to the darkness. But within the morning she woke me up and requested for the ball as soon as once more. It was then after I acquired to learn about her curiosity in sports activities. After this, I began making ready her by taking out on the sphere to follow.”

• In 2022, Bhagwani Devi participated within the Delhi State Masters Athletics Meet by which she received three gold medals in 100 metres dash, shot put, and javelin throw.
  

  Bhagwani Devi together with her three gold medals earned by her through the Delhi State Masters Athletics Meet

• In May 2022, Bhagwani Devi participated within the forty second National Masters Athletics Championships in Chennai, the place she received three gold medals in 100 metres dash, shot put, and javelin throw.

• In 2022, after successful three golds, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) chosen Bhagwani Devi as one of many athletes to characterize India within the World Masters Athletic Championships, which was held in Finland.
  

  Bhagwani Devi holding the nationwide flag of India through the World Masters Athletic Championships in Finland

• From 29 June 2022 to 10 July 2022, Bhagwani Devi participated within the World Masters Athletic Championships in Tampere, Finland, the place she managed to safe a gold medal within the 100-metre dash race, and two bronze medals in shot put and javelin throw. In the competitors, she managed to complete the 100-metre race in 24.74 seconds.

India’s 94-year-old #BhagwaniDevi Ji has but once more proved that age isn’t any bar!

She received a GOLD medal on the #WorldMastersAthleticsChampionships in Tampere within the 100m dash occasion with a timing of 24.74 seconds.🥇She additionally bagged a BRONZE in Shot put.

Truly commendable effort!👏 pic.twitter.com/Qa1tI4a8zS

— Dept of Sports MYAS (@IndiaSports) July 11, 2022

• In an interview, Vikas Dagar claimed that Bhagwani Devi, in 2023, would take part in World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships; to be held in Toruń, Poland.

• Bhagwani Devi, in an interview, expressed her want to characterize India and win extra medals for the nation in such worldwide competitions. She additional acknowledged that her age has by no means held her again from attaining something that she needed.

• In an interview as soon as Bhagwani Devi claimed that she used to go on a 3-kilometre stroll daily. Bhagwani informed the media,
  

  I stroll 3 km daily. I even climb the ladders in my residence as much as the third flooring, all this in order to stay in a situation by which I can take part in such competitions.”

• After successful medals within the competitors, she was hailed by many well-known actors and politicians.

94 वर्ष की आयु में पूरी दुनिया के लिए प्रेरणास्रोत बनी भगवानी देवी जी को पूरे हरियाणा की ओर से राम-राम!

वर्ल्ड मास्टर्स एथलेटिक्स चैंपियनशिप, फिनलैंड में स्वर्ण सहित 3 पदक जीतने पर भगवानी देवी को हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएँ।

आपकी ये उपलब्धि युवाओं में जोश भरने का कार्य करेगी। pic.twitter.com/qEvyJxcBhC

— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) July 11, 2022