How a Manipuri teen sealed India’s first world judo title

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From beating up boys in her hometown to winning India’s first-ever gold medal in judo. This is the story of 15-year-old judoka Linthoi Chanambam…  : iisvijayanagara

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00:00I'm the first Indian that can get a medal in a world stage.

00:19I never had friends in girls, I have friends in boys, so we always challenge each other.

00:27So I used to beat them.

00:33Even my parents took them to the hospital sometimes.

00:45I didn't expect medals, but I always thought that I will do my maximum, I will fight and

00:52I will die on the mat, that's it.

00:58She was not just a win, she was dominating with everyone.

01:10We are in the IGF, the International Judo Federation, and they called us specially today

01:14for an interview.

01:15They asked us to come here, and we came.

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01:19They asked us to come here, and we came.

01:21We are in the IGF, the International Judo Federation, and they called us specially today

01:26for an interview.

01:27They are shocked, everybody is shocked.

01:29It's something incredible and something nobody was expecting from India.

01:42My family, we have three sisters and we don't have a boy.

01:47In my childhood, I always felt like I'm a boy, I'm not a girl.

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02:23The first time when I saw her, even she was very young.

02:46You understand when you see athletes what is their body structure, what is their skillet

02:50and if they are able or not.

03:08My coach, he believes in me more than I do in myself.

03:12She was a very naughty girl.

03:22I was fully confident that they all are human beings, they are not animals like me.

03:27Nobody trains more than me.

03:33I want to be the first Indian woman who won a gold medal in the Olympics.

03:37I will try my best for the Paris Olympics 2024.

03:41But if I'm not, I'm sure that in 2028 I can do it.

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