Q1.
Read the following brief bio-sketches of sportspersons from India. (Deepika Kumari and Neeraj Chopra)
Answer
Read both sketches and then look for what the two lives have in common.
| Deepika Kumari | Neeraj Chopra | |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Archery | Javelin throw |
| Home | Jharkhand | Khandra village, Haryana |
| Family | Father an auto-rickshaw driver, mother a nurse | A family largely involved in agriculture |
| How the sport began | Aiming at mangoes with stones; a homemade bamboo bow and arrows | Years of hard work to follow his passion |
| The turning point | Joining the Tata Archery Academy | Becoming the first Asian athlete to win Olympic gold in the javelin throw |
| Big achievement | Gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | India’s second individual Olympic gold, at the age of 23; silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics |
What the two sketches teach us: neither of them began with money, coaching or fine equipment. A girl who could not buy a bow made one out of bamboo; a farmer’s son from a small village kept training for years before the world had heard his name. Talent started them off, but it was practice and patience that carried them to the podium — the same lesson Prabhat learns in the story, that what matters is “trying to do well”.
Task: Write a similar six-point bio-sketch of a sportsperson you admire — sport, home state, family background, early struggle, turning point, biggest achievement. Six bullet points are enough.