Paris Olympics are over. America topped the medal tally and India was at 71st place. But, do you know that in this mega event of sports, the national anthem was played twice because of a person whose father had asked for help from Sachin Tendulkar. And the big thing is that the Master Blaster also helped him. Not only this, he also has a deep connection with Delhi and Mumbai in India. Yes, we are talking about athlete Rai Benjamin who got the US national anthem played twice on his own in Paris Olympics.

USA national anthem played twice because of Rai Benjamin

American athlete Roy Benjamin won gold medals in two events of the Paris Olympics. One of these was a single event and the other was a team event. He won one gold medal in the men's 400 meter hurdle race and the other gold medal with a new record in the 4X400 meter relay race. The US national anthem was heard resonating in the Paris Olympics on both these achievements of Roy Benjamin.

Sachin Tendulkar helped Winston Benjamin

Rai Benjamin is the son of former West Indies cricketer Winston Benjamin, who played international cricket in the 80s and 90s. Winston Benjamin works as a cricket coach in Antigua. For this work, in the year 2022, he also appealed to Sachin Tendulkar for help. This help was not financial but related to cricket. Winston Benjamin had requested Sachin to provide cricket related things. After listening to this appeal of Winston Benjamin, Sachin also helped him. Apart from Sachin, former Indian captain Azharuddin has also helped Benjamin.

Winston Benjamin has a deep connection with India

Winston Benjamin, who got help from Sachin Tendulkar, also has a deep relationship with India. If we say that India is etched in his memories, it won't be wrong. This is because in 1987, he made his Test debut on Indian soil in Delhi. Apart from this, his best bowling figure in ODIs is also recorded in the match played against Sri Lanka on Indian soil. This match was played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, where Benjamin took 5 wickets.

Former West Indies cricketer Winston Benjamin has 161 wickets in 106 international matches. Out of these, he has taken 100 wickets in 85 ODIs. While 61 wickets have been taken in 21 Tests.