I love you maa: Rinku Hooda pays tribute to late mother after Asian spearhead gold

Rinku Hooda arrived in Nagoya after a personal tragedy last month. He lost his mother just before the Asian Para Games where he was going to compete in the F46 men’s javelin and was the top contender.

However, his mum was certainly with him in spirit and in the form of a sweet photo he held just before taking to the pitch for the final on Monday 19 October.

ASIAN PARA GAMES, 19 OCTOBER THE BEST

And after achieving it dream to win gold for IndiaRinku celebrated the victory while paying a special tribute to his late mother. The Indian javelin star held a photo of him and his mother aloft for the crowd to see the inspiration behind his victory. And in the picture was a message for his mother.

“I love you Maa.

After his victory, Rinku said that it was a celebration he had planned in advance and brought the picture with him to Nagoya especially for it.

“I planned it in advance and that’s why I brought my mother’s photo with me. I wanted to do something different this time and I’m glad it worked out,” Rinku told RevSportz.

I won bronze in 2018, silver in 2022 and now, in 2026, I finally won gold.”

HOW TO RINKU BEAT AJEET FOR GOLD

Rinku went up against Ajeet Singh Yadav for the gold medal. Both men had a big lead over their competition, which was Indonesia’s R Saktyono, who took home the bronze.

The shootout between the two Indians started with Ajeet in the lead as he managed to shoot a throw of 65.02m in his fourth attempt.

Rinku started with 56.17m, but quickly crossed the 60m mark. However, he was still behind. It looked like they would settle for a silver medal, but the final throw changed everything.

Rinku cleared 65.11m in his last attempt, leaving Ajeet and the fans in awe to secure the gold.

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