: Paralympics: India’s badminton success, expected and hard-earned, must act as a catalyst for change #IndiaNEWS The Indian para-badminton squad became the toast of the nation over the weekend when

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Paralympics: India’s badminton success, expected and hard-earned, must act as a catalyst for change #IndiaNEWS
The Indian para-badminton squad became the toast of the nation over the weekend when the seven-member team at Tokyo Paralympics bagged two gold medals, one silver and bronze each, and also came close to adding to more with a couple fourth place finishes as the sport made its debut at the Games. It brought to attention the potential para-badminton has in the country and offered hope that such a performance could lead to more players getting inspired to take up the sport.There is no doubting the fact that the Paralympics performance of the shuttlers has managed to attract eye-balls and publicity towards the sport. It is a welcome change for the years of toil some of these players endured without any real recognition. But one also needs to understand that the success of most of these players has not come out of the blue. And euphoria alone won’t change the face of the sport in the country without a consolidated effort from all stakeholders.Read more about badminton classifications here.Let’s first look at the journey that led to Paralympic success and why it was to be expected. Before the Tokyo successApart from SL4 men’s singles silver medallist Suhas Yathiraj and the young Palak Kohli, all other Indian players have been...Read more

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