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Avtar Singh: No one believed in me until Rio 2016 qualification

Updated On: 22 July, 2016 08:34 AM IST | | PTI

<p>He has not only vaulted 130 spots in the world rankings after just six tournaments but has also become India&rsquo;s first judoka in a decade to seal an Olympic berth, laments lack of government support</p>

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Avtar Singh, Indiau00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s first judoka at the Olympics, clinched the gold medal at the South Asian Games in Guwahati recently

Avtar Singh, Indiau00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s first judoka at the Olympics, clinched the gold medal at the South Asian Games in Guwahati recently

New Delhi: He has not only vaulted 130 spots in the world rankings after just six tournaments but has also become India’s first judoka in a decade to seal an Olympic berth.

Avtar Singh, India’s first judoka at the Olympics, clinched the gold medal at the South Asian Games in Guwahati recently
Avtar Singh, India’s first judoka at the Olympics, clinched the gold medal at the South Asian Games in Guwahati recently

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