Disability to superability: How the world's best differently-abled athletes prepped for the 2020 Paralympics

The 16th Summer Paralympic Games began on August 24 in Tokyo, and is a testament to the grit of differently-abled athletes across the globe
Published: Aug 28, 2021
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Sandeep Chaudhary, 25
Javelin throw
Training location: Bahalgarh, Sonepat
Hails from: Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
Challenges that he overcame
“We come from a family of soldiers. My father was in the CRPF and was paralysed on duty in 2013. I was permanently disabled after a bike accident in 2008. Our villagers would pity us because of this and I was determined to get rid of that ‘negativity’. As a child, I was eager to grow up fast and serve the nation. My way of doing this is by representing my country at the Paralympics and winning medals. I won my first gold medal at the Dubai FAZZA grandprix 2016, and I don’t want to stop at just that.”