Punjabi Dhaba (Dixon, California), Aug 5 (IANS) American supporters of Indo-Canadian weightlifter Jasvir Singh, who is representing Canada in the sport, have raised $21,000 for him and vowed to organise 11 ‘akhand paths’ (non-stop recitation of the Sikh scripture Granth Sahib) if he comes back with a gold medal.

Thirty-one-year old Singh, who was the Canadian gold medal winner in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 in his category, becomes the first Indo-Canadian to represent Canada in the