From hunting for talent in weightlifting in remote villages to shaping them up to clinch medals at national and international platforms, Anil Kumble’s brainchild–TENVIC–is ‘ensuring victory’ at all levels in Odisha
In a remote hamlet of Pekata in Rayagada block of Odisha’s Gajapati district, a ray of hope flickered at the end of a tunnel that ran deep into poverty and despair. This beam in the distance was the lone beacon of resilience for Indian weightlifter Jyoshna Sabar. She is a first-generation Adivasi student and daughter of a farmer couple in that tiny village, who could spot the ray and hence marched ahead to bring laurels to the country in weighlifting.
She had won a bronze medal at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania, besides several other victories at the national-level. But, this story isn’t about Sabar alone. Rather, it revolves around the guiding light which is transforming lives of hundreds others like Sabar and streghtenning grassroot-level sports in Odisha and other parts of the country. The light here is TENVIC Sports, former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble’s multi-pronged sporting venture.
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