As long as I live, I will play and win, says 95-year-old Sprinter Dadi

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As long as I live, I will play and win, says 95-year-old Sprinter Dadi Age is just a number and Bhagwani Devi’s achievements on the field are a testament to this.

Sprinter Dadi, as she is called, bagged three gold medals at the 9th World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships held in Poland recent

A few days ago, Bhagwani Devi Dagar, a 95-year-old athlete from Delhi, landed on Indian soil with the Indian flag proudly draped around her and three glistening gold medals hanging around her neck-which she had won at the recently concluded 9th World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships held in Torun, Poland.

As she walked out of the Delhi airport, the crowd cheered her, lifted her, showered her with garlands, and overwhelmed her with love. Bhagwani Devi turned to the cameras and gave a victory sign, her wrinkled face gleaming with pride and happiness,

“Mujhe bahut badiya lag raha hai ki mein yeh apne desh k liye kar payi (I am feeling good that I was able to do this for my country),” she told Her Story.

The athlete had bagged gold medals in 60-meters running, shot put, and discus throws in Torun. Last year, at the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Tampere, Finland, Bhagwani Devi won the gold medal in the 100-m sprint and bronze medals in the shot put and discus throw.

Staff Reporter