Everything is for him: Commonwealth Games Gold medallist Nitu Ghanghas dedicates win to her father

India won their first Gold medal in Boxing when 21-year-old Nitu Ghanghas decimated England’s Demie Resztan in the women’s 48kg category. Speaking to IndiaToday in an exclusive interview after her win, she dedicated the medal to her father, stating that he has gone through incredible hardships.

Asked about which bout was easy, Nitu said that every athlete are best in certain parts of the sport and insisted that she won her bout due to the planning from her coach.

“Before walking into the ring, I spoke to my coach Bhaskar Chandra Bhatt, asking about the strategy for the match. He said that since my opponent was short she will try to come at me and attack more.
He told me to move to the side and attack her, that is something I followed,” Nitu said.

Asked about the history of her father supporting her career by taking leave without pay for a very long period of time, Nitu acknowledged his efforts.

“I have got a lot of support from my family, especially from my father, who did not take any pay for three years and accompanied me every single day in my training. He’s never said that she is a girl so we won’t support her, he has been there throughout my training and my diet,” she said.

“He’s very happy that I have won the medal. He is feeling that this is his medal and he has come and fought here. He is so happy that he feels that he is wearing this medal himself,” she further added.

She further went into her training process in childhood and said that her father had to stand in the heat while she was training.

“My training used to start at 4:30 in the evening, which people were not used to in the village. People thought that I was just wasting time. My father supported me through these times when people did not believe in me. He used to stand outside in the heat when I used to train inside. He handled a family without making money, so everything is for him,” Nitu concluded her interview.

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