To all our amazing Paralympic Athletes, thank you with all our hearts. You’ve made India proud, showing everyone the real meaning of strength and never giving up. Your success has broken barriers and opened doors for the future. You’ve inspired millions, and your story will continue to inspire us for years to come. Order 'Build, Don't Talk' (in English) here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Order 'Build Don't Talk' (in Hindi) here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.eu/d/4wZISO0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer: This episode is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not seek to defame or harm any person/brand/product mentioned in the episode. Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. 📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: (0:00) - Introduction (2:20) - His beginnings (12:13) - Getting into Javelin (18:09) - Training for the Olympics (39:32) - Who’s more aggressive, coach or him? (41:48) - Going to Paris (49:32) - His mind on the day of the game (56:04) - Playing aggressively (1:00:50) - Winning gold (1:04:22) - Meeting Neeraj Chopra (1:08:37) - His relationship with his father (1:12:42) - Did he ever lose hope? (1:13:54) - If not paralympics, then what? (1:19:36) - What he does to pass time (1:22:56) - Countries he wants to visit (1:25:40) - His relationship with his mother (1:26:34) - One good & bad thing about this journey (1:29:31) - Thank you! In today’s episode of Figuring Out, we have Navdeep Singh in conversation with Raj Shamani. He is an Indian para-athlete and javelin thrower and won a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. In this episode, we talked about his childhood, how he developed an interest in sports, his journey in wrestling, why he stopped playing wrestling and how he got introduced to Javelin. We then talked about his entire training in detail, the lifestyle changes he made, and his entire experience till the day of the final game. We also talked about his experience travelling to different countries and funny memories with his team. Towards the end, we talked about everything that happened on the day of the game, how life changed, and how people treated him after he won the gold medal. He also shared about his favourite movies and actors and shared his favourite web series. We ended by talking about the best part of his journey and one not-so-good thing about it. For such insightful podcasts, subscribe to our channel now! Follow Navdeep Singh Here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navdeepjavelin/ To Know More, Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎ Instagram @RajShamani ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rajshamani/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter @RajShamani ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/rajshamani⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook @ShamaniRaj ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shamaniraj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - Raj Shamani ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajshamani/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #podcast #figuringout #rajshamani #sports #paralympics #navdeepsingh #javelin #neerajchopra