DEAR JAAT BHAIYON
I CAME TO KNOW OF THIS WEBSITE/FORUM 2 DAYS AGO, AT THE AJA's (AMERICAN JATS' ASSOCIATION) DIWALI PARTY IN EDISON, NEW JERSEY. WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
SHAKTI SINGH FROM VILL. DHIGAWA, BHIWANI (HARYANA) IS THE ASIAN RECORD HOLDER IN SHOTPUT. HIS FEAT DESERVES ALL THE MORE APPRECIATION IN THE LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE ONLY ASIAN (TRACK & FIELD) RECORD THAT INDIA OWNS.
ALSO TO MENTION THAT HE HAS BEEN THE NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER IN SHOT PUT AS WELL AS DISCUS THROW FOR SO MANY YEARS NOW. HAS BROKEN THESE NATIONAL RECORDS AT LEAST 12 TIMES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
HE HAS WON 6 ASIAN MEDALS, INCLUDING THE BRONZE AT 2002 ASIAN GAMES IN SOUTH KOREA AT A RIPE AGE OF 40+. HAS BEEN TO 2 OLYMPIC GAMES, 3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND NUMEROUS OTHER INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC MEETS.
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING HE IS A THOROUGH GENTLEMAN AND A VERY PROUD JAAT. I KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT HIM AS I WAS LUCKY TO BE PART OF THE INDIAN TRACK TEAM ON A FEW OCCASIONS IN THE 1990's, WHICH GAVE ME A CHANCE TO BECOME HIS FRIEND.
YOU CAN EMAIL HIM AT Shakti2060@yahoo.com
THANX.