India’s Parvej Khan created historical past on the SEC championships on Saturday, Could 11 by successful the gold medal in 1500m race, Parvej, the son of a farmer from Haryana put in a formidable 3:42.73 to clinch his second gold medal within the match. When he stepped out on the observe in Louisiana, Parvej confirmed no indicators of nerve. The 19-year-old stole the present within the heats forward of the ultimate, showboating and hyping up the group as he handed the leaders within the last stretch of the 1500m of the race.
The transition from Parvej was so seamless that the broadcasters have been flabbergasted and began lauding the teenager for his distinctive skill and elegance. After the heats, Parvej Khan put in spectacular performances within the finals of the 1500m and 800m to win gold and bronze medals. Chatting with the media after his win Parvej stated that he didn’t actually push within the 1500m race.
“1500m was straightforward for me. I didn’t give my 100 per cent in that race as a result of I had 800m simply after that. I used to be going at a consolation tempo and solely pushed within the last 200,” Parvej instructed the media after his race.
Requested about his gestures to the group, Parvej replied that he didn’t imply to be disrespectful to any of the rivals who he was racing towards.
“I did it for the group, to hype up the group, my intention was not dangerous in direction of my rivals, I actually respect my rivals. I’m not disrespecting them, I simply did it for my residence crowd,” Parvej stated.
With the Paris Olympics just some months away, may Parvej handle a late entry into the Indian contingent? Parvej did not assume so. Whereas operating within the Olympics is his dream, Parvej felt that he was fairly removed from the Olympic qualification and wanted extra time.
“Ya, representing India within the Paris Olympics is in my thoughts however you already know it is extremely onerous to qualify at 3:33, and that’s very onerous. I’m working onerous daily and executing my plans, hopefully, someday I will likely be within the Olympics requirements,” Parvej stated.
Who’s Parvej Khan?
Nationwide Video games gold medallist Parvej Khan on Saturday turned the primary Indian to qualify for the ultimate of a observe occasion within the NCAA Championships of the US, one of the aggressive collegiate competitions on the earth, as he made the grade in males’s one mile occasion in Boston.
Khan clocked 3 minutes 57.126 seconds to complete third within the one-mile preliminary run and make it to the ultimate within the NCAA Indoor Monitor and Discipline Championships.
The 19-year-old was representing the College of Florida as he earned a school scholarship there final yr.
The 19-year-old Khan, who belongs to a farming household in Mewat area in Haryana, had gained the 1500m gold within the 2022 Nationwide Video games with a brand new private greatest of three.40.89 in Gandhinagar.
One mile run although is just not well-liked amongst Indian athletes and isn’t within the Olympic and World Championships programmes.
Three Indians — Tejaswin Shankar (2018 and 2022 in excessive bounce), Mohinder Singh Gill (triple bounce) and Vikas Gowda (2006 in discus throw) — have all gained gold on the NCAA championships.
