New Delhi: Medal Paralympics, including Shuttler Suhas Yathiraj, feel Tokyo Game is when the watershed for sports in India since the beautiful event of the country in the Japanese capital has encouraged people to make careers in sports, which is clear from participation in the national tournament.
Indian contingent scripted history at Tokyo Paralympics by winning 19 medals, including five gold, which helped them sign 24 in the overall calculation – the highest ever.
“It was a watershed movement for badminton in Tokyo in 2020.
We have an important tournament coming and I believe the increase in interest will be good for sports,” said Suhas, who Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) of the Judge Regency, during the virtual interaction media on Tuesday .
“If you see an increase in participation in the national championship held at Odisha it is very high.
The interest in badminton is very high because it is a very easy sport for beginners.
So the badminton reaches new heights in India and throughout the world,” he added.
Shuttler Pramod Bhagat, who won a gold medal in the men’s Singles SL3 in Paralympics, said he was amazed to see an increase in participation in the country held in Odisha.
“This time more than 500 athletes have come for citizens, we are really surprised by the number.
Previously there will be 300-350.” The badminton is being perfected after Tokyo.
Craze increases at the Olympics and doubled during Paralympics.
We also reach the historical milestones and the most important thing is that we continue the same platform with the Olympics, “said Bhagat.
Harvinder Singh, who became the first Indian to win the Paralympic Medal in Archery, felt that people would now take different sports.” There are still many events on where India does not participate in.
Our confession gets after the medal will also help (in people taking other sports).
“Previously, cricket was used to be popular sports but then medals began to come in athletics and now we have the first in archery.
So, I feel in the future, people will get inspiration (to take more sports) Tokyo bronze medalist That even the citizens of the Archery, which was postponed because Covid-19, had seen an increase in player registration.
“Our citizens are postponed but the number of entries is a big blessing for Paralympic recognition.” However, Suhas believes that many can still be done in verse badminton and Other sports.
“Participation from India in the category of wheelchairs is zero.
So we need to make sure that our wheelchair players are given the opportunity.
“The state of the level association needs to be carried out professionally.
They need to bind to funding with different things such as CSR and identify talents at the state and district levels and then provide opportunities,” India added to finish in Top 3 in Athletics in Paris ParalympicSthree -Waktu Paralympics Winner of the Devendra Jeling Throw Medal Devendra Jhajharia feels India can finish in third place in athletics in Paris Paralympics.
The 40-year-old player, who added a silver medal in Tokyo for his two gold medals, said, “China and Iran are in front of us in athletics and in number 3 there are several countries such as Japan and Korea.” But I feel, with government facilities providing and the way children’s training, our target will finish above 3.
We can definitely do it well in athletics.
“Above Paralympians are part of the International Institute of Sports Management initiative where 18 of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics medalists must come together recite the national anthem in a video, which was released on Monday.
‘Tokyo game is a das moment in Parasports in India’
