Medal-Winning Prachi Chaudhary Earns Praise For Her Love For The Nation

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Nagoya: Prachi Chaudhary, who won the bronze medal in the women’s 400m race at the Asian Games in Japan on Saturday, displayed her immense love for the country after achieving the feat. She proudly draped the Indian tricolour around herself and showed off her nails painted in the colours of the national flag, giving an emotional display of patriotism.
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Prachi finished third in the exciting race. Although she could not win the gold or silver medal, her emotional, proud and joyful celebration with the Indian flag won widespread appreciation at the competition venue as well as on social media. Her fans, too, expressed their pride in the Indian athlete.
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Prachi completed the 400m race in 53.21 seconds. Bahrain’s Salwa Naser won the gold medal in 49.20 seconds, while Iran’s Zahra Zerai Manojan claimed the silver medal in 52.38 seconds.
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Prachi Chaudhary missed the silver medal by just 0.83 seconds. India’s Kiran Pahal finished fifth in 53.41 seconds.
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Despite the rainy and humid conditions in Japan on Saturday, Prachi did not lose confidence and remained focused on her race. After winning the bronze medal for India, she told reporters, “I am extremely proud of winning this medal. Many people used to criticise me, saying that I could perform well only in hurdle races. But by winning a medal in the 400m race, I have proved them wrong. I had practised extensively in rainy conditions, so I had no difficulty running in such weather here.”

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Prachi Chaudhary, a 30-year-old athlete from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, has reached the top level of Indian athletics after her family made immense sacrifices for her career. As a youngster, Prachi practised running on the roads of Saharanpur and began competing at local events. After winning one race after another, she progressed to district- and state-level competitions before eventually competing at the national level.
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Prachi had already won two Asian medals for India, including one silver, before adding another medal to her tally.

Her parents, Jaiveer Singh and Rajesh Devi, are now seeing the beautiful result of the sacrifices they made for their daughter. There is little doubt that Prachi will now be showered with prize money running into lakhs of rupees.

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