Differently-abled arm wrestler Shrimant Jha, who recently won silver medal at the Para-arm wrestling World Cup in Poland, has said that the rejections he faced at an early age inspired him to become an athlete. The 25-year-old, resident of naxal-hit Chhattisgarh, faced his first rejection when he was in class tenth. 'When I was in class 10th, I wanted to participate in inter-school football national championship. There were 200 players and I made it to top-22, but was rejected later due to my disability,' Jha said, while talking to ANI. Jha described it as the turning point of his life. He said, 'At that time I thought that I'll win medal for my country. I worked hard and now results are out in the open.'

Shrimant Jha. Pic Courtesy/Twitter