Four years back, she had not even heard of Para-Sports. A visit to mall became the turning point in her life. A stranger walked up to her and asked her “What happened to your hand?” She candidly explained that it was a birth defect. “Have you heard of para-sports?” he persisted.
Coming from a city which has given us several sportspersons, she and her family were aware of the great respect sportspersons commanded. Hearing about parasports was intriguing and exciting – the stranger suggested she can try her hand at badminton.
Till then, no one had encouraged her to play any sport. This 5-minute chance meeting was about to change her life forever. The stranger was none other than Gaurav Khanna – National ParaBadminton Coach.
As she wings her way to the Tokyo Olympics,18-year-old Palak Kohli become the youngest ever para-badminton player to qualify for a Paralympics. In a zippy tete-atete, Palak talks about her amazing journey.
この記事は Woman's Era の September 2021 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です ? サインイン
この記事は Woman's Era の September 2021 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です? サインイン
Choose Happiness
Embracing a positive mindset.
Cultivating Intellectual Hunger
The importance of curiosity in achieving personal fulfilment
The Maze of Modern Nutrition
Incorporating traditional practices in modern eating
Sexual Frequency
Understanding the optimal frequency of sexual activity.
Diminishing Role of Higher Education in India
Fetching knowledge from different sources.
Aradhaga Stories Woven In A thread
Empowering the underprevileged.
40 Are The New Twenties
Women who redefined success later in life.
Instilling Core Values
Raising empathetic and courageous children in the digital age.
Women's Singlehood
Intersectional Un-marriageability in West Bengal.
CULTURAL IMITATION
Why do we ape the west?
