Sargar was quick to admit Rinku and Gurjar\u2019s performance was at the back of his mind. He also revealed he was in attendance to witness their glory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was here to get the hang of the whole thing. The atmosphere, people shouting encouragements. To get used to that. And that helped me ,\u201d the Maharashtra-man said after winning the gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sargar matched his personal best with a throw of 62.82 during his fifth attempt. But he was already in the lead with 62.68 when he unleashed that throw. It was actually second-placed Sandeep Chaudhary of Rajasthan, who set the pulse racing with a throw of 62.33 in his first attempt. He also bettered it to 62.67 later but Sargar was too good on the evening.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It rained heavily in the afternoon and temperatures dipped significantly. While spectators breathed a sigh of relief, the cool weather affected Sargar\u2019s performance. \u201cRain and cool weather didn\u2019t help me. I could have done so much better. Because the warm weather helps loosen up better,\u201d Sargar, who trains at SAI Sonepat and is TOPS Core athlete, said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Draped in the tri-colour, Sargar cut a shy figure. He said he was sure he would get a medal. \u201cI was sure there would be a medal for me. Winning it for your country is a great feeling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While the cool weather brought down Sargar\u2019s performance, it was the other way round for Sandeep, gold winner in Dubai and Kobe World Championships in 2019 and 2024 in F64. \u201cI trained in Bengaluru and temperature there is pretty much like it. So, I would say it was fate\u2019s doing for me. I am very happy to win a medal for the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sargar\u2019s gold was India\u2019s third of the event. Shortly after Sumit made it four in the F64 category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While the cool weather brought down Sargar\u2019s performance, it was the other way round for Sandeep, gold winner in Dubai and Kobe World Championships in 2019 and 2024 in F64. \u201cI trained in Bengaluru and temperature there is pretty much like it. So, I would say it was fate\u2019s doing for me. I am very happy to win a medal for the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sargar was at a disadvantage in that regard since no family and friends were out there to cheer him on. \u201cThere was no one in the stands, no family and friends but I was motivated to do well,\u201d the shy athlete, who once worked as a Zomato delivery boy in Pune, concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n