{"id":9762,"date":"2012-09-05T03:40:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T03:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9762"},"modified":"2012-09-05T03:40:01","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T03:40:01","slug":"it-is-a-dream-come-true-i-knew-i-could-win-a-medal-if-i-managed-my-best-girisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9762","title":{"rendered":"It is a dream come true, I knew I could win a medal if I managed my best: Girisha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>High jumper H N Girisha won India its first medal at the London Paralympics by winning a silver medal, says a report in <strong>The Times of India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Girisha cleared a career-best height of 1.74m to claim the medal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a dream come true. I was in New Delhi to meet the President when Sushil Kumar won the silver medal and his performance motivated me. In fact, I felt motivated whenever I saw an athlete winning a medal at the Olympics\u201d, said Girisha. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I could win a medal if I managed my best. The training at the SAI centre helped me a lot and Sahana also had a big role &#8211; she called me last night to give me tips\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>His father, Nageraje was particularly proud on his son\u2019s achievement. \u201cI never expected my son could do this. When he was a kid, the doctor told me he needed a surgery to correct his disability but I got scared and refused. It was also because we couldn&#8217;t afford the costs of the operation. But now I know I made a huge mistake. And look at him, he has made proud with his achievement\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn&#8217;t support him well as we are repaying a bank loan of Rs 3.50 lakh taken for my daughter&#8217;s marriage and for building a new house. 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