How Navdeep Singh Became India’s "Mini Virat"

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00:00They call him Mini Virat for the aggression in his celebrations after every javelin throw.

00:07Haryana's Navdeep Singh, who was once mocked and even asked to die because of dwarfism,

00:11now stands tall on the podium for India.

00:13At the World Para Athletics Championships, his arm blazed through the men's F41 event

00:18with a 45.56 meter throw silver for him.

00:21The final medal for India, capping the country's best ever haul of 22 medals.

00:30Navdeep first followed in his father's footsteps, Dalbir Singh, a national-level wrestler.

00:34But after watching para-athlete Sandeep Chaudhary, he picked up javelin.

00:38Under Chaudhary's mentorship, he soared winning gold at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai.

00:43At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Navdeep had his crowning glory.

00:47In a burst of adrenaline, he was even caught swearing mitro, a moment that quickly went viral.

00:52Initially, a silver medalist, he was upgraded to gold after Iran's Bet Sayah Sadegh

00:56was disqualified for breaking the rules.

00:59As a child, Navdeep was mocked, told he'd never achieve anything,

01:02told it would be better if he ended his life.

01:05Instead, he turned every insult into fire

01:07and every throw into proof that he was always meant to rise.