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Source- https://sansad.in/getFile/annex/268/AU477\_kllCxU.pdf?source=pqars

Posting it here because of the ongoing debate on the decision of removing eggs from mid day meals.

Protein deficiency is on the main dietary causes of stunted growth in India.

Don't remove it mods, this pathetic state's culture needs to be called out.

Neeraj Chopra won Olympic gold (Tokyo 2020), becoming:

The first Indian track-and-field Olympic champion.

The first Asian male javelin thrower to win Olympic gold.

Arshad Nadeem won Olympic gold (Paris 2024) with 92.97 m, an Olympic record and Asian record. It was Pakistan's first-ever Olympic athletics medal and first individual Olympic gold.

Neeraj became the 2023 World Champion, the first Asian athlete to win a World Championships javelin gold.

Arshad won World Championships silver in 2023, Pakistan's first-ever medal at the World Athletics Championships.

Arshad won gold in 2022, setting a Commonwealth Games record.

Neeraj won gold in 2018.

Neeraj won Asian Games gold in 2018 and 2022.

Arshad won Asian Games gold in 2025 and has multiple major Asian medals.

Arshad Nadeem became the first South Asian athlete to throw beyond 90 m.

Neeraj Chopra later joined the 90 m club with a personal best of 90.23 m.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage recently threw 92.62 m, the second-longest throw ever by an Asian athlete.

South Asian Achievements in Paralympic Javelin Throw (Since 2019)

Sumit Antil won Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020, setting a world record and becoming one of the most dominant para javelin throwers in history.

Sumit Antil successfully defended his title with another Paralympic gold at Paris 2024, becoming a two-time Paralympic champion.

Devendra Jhajharia won Paralympic silver at Tokyo 2020, adding to his previous Paralympic gold medals from 2004 and 2016.

Sundar Singh Gurjar won Paralympic bronze at Tokyo 2020, helping India secure two places on the podium in the men's F46 javelin event.

Dinesh Priyantha won Paralympic gold for Sri Lanka at Tokyo 2020 with a world-record throw, becoming one of the country's greatest Paralympians.

Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku won Paralympic bronze at Tokyo 2020 and followed it with a silver medal at Paris 2024.

At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, South Asian athletes won all three medals in the Men's F46 javelin event: Sri Lanka (Gold), India (Silver), and India (Bronze).

Since 2019, South Asia has won 8 Paralympic javelin medals (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze), establishing itself as a major force in para javelin throw.

Not long ago, Pooja Singh was practicing high jumps in her Haryana village using bamboo poles and sacks instead of professional equipment. Today, she’s India’s new national record holder. 🇮🇳

The daughter of a construction worker, Pooja’s journey wasn’t built in world-class stadiums. It was built with jugaad, persistence, and countless jumps when nobody was watching.

At the Asian U20 Championships in Hong Kong, the 19-year-old cleared 1.93m, breaking a senior national record that had stood untouched for 14 years and becoming the first Indian woman to win the high jump title at the event. Before that, she had already crossed 1.91m to better her own U20 national mark.

And at just 19, she hasn’t just raised the bar for Indian athletics, she’s raised it for every young girl who’s been told to dream smaller.

@official_pooja_hj

Video Credits : @newschintak

Video & text taken are from the better India