Sundar Singh Gurjar: I had suicidal thoughts but coach pulled me out
The HinduJavelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar, who won his maiden Paralympic bronze, battled not just loss of limb but also suicidal thoughts not too long ago. READ | Devendra Jhajharia, Sundar Singh Gurjar win silver and bronze in javelin at Tokyo Paralympics Sundar didn't lose hope though and with the unflinching support of his coach, he returned to the turf in the para athlete category. "I did shot put for one-and-half years and after that my coach Mahavir Saini told me if you have to shine in your career you have to leave shot put and start javelin," he said. Sundar has been working as an officer in Rajasthan government's forest department along side compatriots Avani Lekhara and Devendra Jhajharia since November last year but he got his first salary just after winning the Paralympic medal.
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