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How Punjab's Sandeep Kumar contributed to Chanu's historic achievement
Navdeep Singh Gill
New Delhi, July 24, 2021 - The coaching team, led by assistant coach Sandeep Kumar from Punjab, is credited with the historic achievement of Sykhom Mirabai Chanu, who opened India's account by winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Olympian Sandeep Kumar is a resident of Bara village in Jalandhar who is an inspector in Punjab Police. Sandeep himself competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the 69 kg weight class at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Sandeep Kumar is currently posted at PAP Jalandhar in Center Sports.