Daughter of tea vendor, Kajol Sargar becomes first gold medallist of KIYG 2021
Kajol Sargar's only connection with sport until three years ago was her daily visits to a local gymnasium to watch her elder brother Sanket train as a weightlifter. The 16-year-old from Sangli in Maharashtra also watched in awe as he steadily rose up the ranks to become one of India's top lifters; but that didn't inspire her enough to take up the sport. All that changed in 2019, when she saw Rupa Hangandi, also from Sangli, clinching the gold medal in the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune.


