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Wow And How
Wow And How
Some as young as fifteen
Some even above sixty
Indian men and women fought shoulder-to-shoulder
In the nineteenth Asian game chapter
“This time hundred be crossed”- was the slogan they roared
And like the slogan, Indian participants roared
Over the century ensured podium finishes
Medals poured in India’s kitty-like like photo-finishes
Not built in a day was Rome
Not made in a day too was this historical achievement’s dome
Lots of sweat and sacrifices made to create this history
And to place India in fourth position for the first time in history
Some made new records
Some broke old records
Made some maidan wins
Made some surprise wins
Some reached finials
Some reached semi-finals
Some lost but won hearts
Some played hurt till the very
last
Some games were never heard off
When medals were won, they came to be known of
In some games, Indians begged metals gold and silver both
In some games, India begged all the gold medals available as gold
The gender of participants saw equivalence
Winners on the podium too saw no different
Where gold by the Men’s team was won
The women’s team too got hold of one
There is always a first time they proved
Indians too can make a clean sweep of medals they proved
Age is just a number they proved
Unity in diversity on podiums proved
The whole nation was on cloud nine
When the Indian National Anthem played all the twenty-eight times
When each day and each time an Indian stood on the podium
Made Indian children believe they too future can be on that podium.
