Google Doodle Honours KD Jadhav!!!
Today is the 97th birth anniversary of Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav. google has remembered this legendary wrestler of india by making a doodle. KD Jadhav was the first indian athlete to win an individual medal at the olympics after India's independence. On january 15, 1926, KD Jadhav was born. Known for wrestling, KD Jadhav won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer olympics in Helsinki. When he used to enter the arena, the big wrestlers of the world used to get scared. He had a different style of his own. Whoever came in his grip, had to be careful.
KD Jadhav has never been one of the muscular wrestlers. His height was very simple. This wrestler with a height of 5 feet 5 inches had such stakes, in which tall wrestlers used to ask for water by getting trapped.
KD Jadhav believed in a tactical fight. He knew that matches are won by technique, not strength. This is the reason why even the biggest wrestler was in awe of him. He used to upset the wrestlers with the slightest mistake. Let's know about them.
Where and when was KD Jadhav born?
KD Jadhav was born on 15 january 1926 in a village named Goleshwar in Maharashtra. He was the youngest of five sons of Dadasaheb Jadhav, a famous wrestler.
KD Jadhav was also a good swimmer
KD Jadhav has also been a good swimmer and runner. He had established himself as a player. KD Jadhav started his training as a wrestler with his father when he was only 10 years old.
