Kampala [Uganda]: Pramod Pramod Bhagat India, who won gold in Tokyo Paralympics, is happy that future generations do not need to suffer the fate that he experienced due to the absence of badminton at the Olympics.
The discipline was debuted at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the Indian contingent out with flying colors – won four medals at the exhibition.
However, the road to Tokyo is not easy and Pramod must wait almost 12 years to take the field at the exhibition.
With the introduction of Singles Singles SL3, Women’s Singles SH6, and Mixed Doubles SH6 The event for the Paris Games announced by the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) last week, Pramod was convinced that young athletes did not need to swallow pain could not show off their skills in Megaevent.
“I have waited for almost 12 years for sports to be introduced in Paralympics and in Tokyo 2020 sports finally introduced.
Building upto tournaments there are many buzz about sports and the total number and total number of medals win, Buzz continues,” said Pramod Bhagat to Ani After the Uganda international event.
“I am very happy that we did everything to promote the game.
My only hope is that the newer generation who takes sports should not have to suffer the way I have to,” he added.
The introduction of new categories will be for the first time see the same number of single events for men and women, and athletes representatives are equivalent to 60 players in each gender.
Pramod quickly refers to that women also need to be given the same platform to show off their skills.
“It doesn’t need to be said that this is a very good decision, we need to provide the same platform for women too.
We are athletes and followed by many people if we don’t set someone else’s precedent will not follow,” Pramod said.
“I always believe women must be given the same opportunity and most importantly must be respected,” he added.
The 33-year-old Athlete also said the introduction of new categories would further increase the prospect of Indian medals in the Paris game.
“The Indian shuttler consistently works well on the world stage for some time now and this introduction will definitely give us a platform to return with more medals for India from Paris 2024,” Pramod said.
Shuttler India Sukant Kadam, who won a gold medal at the Uganda international event, it was moving by the Paralympics Committee would act as a catalyst in sports growth.
“Badminton as a sport grow slowly.
Since the close of Tokyo 2020, sports have been protract and constant news for all the right reasons.
Exercise grows slowly and this step by this Parampics Committee will only improve sports,” Sukant said.
In the same tournament, Pramod finally won a silver medal at Singles Singles SL3.
Pramod also won silver at the SL4 multiple event with Manoj Sarkar.
Bhagat pocketed his third silver with Palak Kohli in a double SL3-SU5 mixed event.
Happy to see the IPC promoting para-badminton, said Pramod Bhagat
