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Sharad Kumar hails India’s record Commonwealth para campaign
India won seven medals, including three golds, at the recent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, making it the country’s most successful para-sports campaign in the event’s history. Paris Paralympics silver medallist Sharad Kumar…
The Story in Brief
India won seven medals, including three golds, at the recent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, making it the country’s most successful para-sports campaign in the event’s history. Paris Paralympics silver medallist Sharad Kumar said the results were exceptional given comparatively lower funding for para sports. India won 39 medals overall and finished fourth, rising from 23rd after its para-athletes secured the final two gold medals.
Speaking at the Para Elan student outreach programme in New Delhi, Kumar called for greater support and inclusion in para sports. The three-year initiative, led by the French Institute in India and the Paralympic Committee of India, aims to reach more than 10,000 students through school programmes and adaptive sports demonstrations.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy story is that medals alone prove India has solved its para-sports problem. They do not. Kumar’s point about lower funding deserves attention, while the growing number of para-athletes on the Target Olympic Podium Scheme shows support is expanding. The opposite exaggeration, that investment has achieved little, also ignores seven Commonwealth medals. The useful test is whether funding, coaching and accessible facilities continue beyond one successful campaign.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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