From selling vegetables to e-rickshaw driver: Bihar's Jhand is now India's first CWG 2026 medallist

NEW DELHI: For years, Jhandu Kumar's days began at a vegetable market and ended in a gym. When life became tougher during the COVID-19 pandemic, he swapped the market for an e-rickshaw, working long hours to support his family while refusing to give up on his dream of representing India.On Friday in Glasgow, that dream turned into reality. The 28-year-old para powerlifter from Bihar won bronze in the men's heavyweight event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, claiming India's first para powerlifting medal of the competition. As the medal was placed around his neck, the emotions of years of sacrifice came rushing back."I feel as if I'm flying. This is my first medal. Only one thing was going through my mind: that I have to win the medal.