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Shuttler Anika achieves rare feat of three golds
Updated On: 19 May, 2022 08:00 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
She also played a crucial role in India beating Japan 3-1 to win the mixed team gold medal
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J Jerlin Anika
While the country is rejoicing its badminton team’s historic Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok, J Jerlin Anika is another Indian shuttler who has been making waves with her unprecedented gold-medal winning feat in Deaflympics in Brazil.
The hearing-impaired shuttler, 18, from Madurai also achieved something unique—three gold medals at the 24th Summer Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul in Brazil, just a few days before the Indian men’s team dethroned Indonesia to become the Thomas Cup champions. Anika secured a gold each in women’s singles, mixed doubles and mixed team event.
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