IBN7 honoured 10 specially-abled Indian athletes, who participated in the 2012 London Paralympics and won a silver medal at the Games this year. rakesh kumar reports
Everything came to a halt for Amit Kumar, 27, when he met with an accident and was hospitalised for six months for a spinal cord injury. The only thing bothering him was that for the rest of his life, he would be spending on bed. But, Amit Kumar is thankful to his friend, who took him to the Paralympic Games in Bangalore in 2009. Since then, he never looked back and has become a state-level hockey player and won several medals in Paralympics games. This is not the story of Amit Kumar alone, there are several such examples, where even after losing everything they didn’t give up.
Take for instance, 21-year-old swimmer Sharath Gayakwad, who was born with a deformed left hand. He has won over 30 international and 40 national medals and is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics.
To felicitate these heroes, IBN7 and Supertech, at their fourth edition of Super Idols, a unique set of awards that celebrate the strength of human spirit, and importance of will power and a never-say-die attitude, honoured 10 specially-abled Indian athletes who participated in the 2012 London Paralympics. India won a silver medal at the Games this year, its first ever in the high jump event.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan felicitated all the awardees with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh each along with the special achiever, who received a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh.
The 10 Super Idols who were honoured are Girisha H Nagarajegowda (Special Achievement Award), Jagseer Singh, Jaideep Deswal, Amit Kumar, Narender Ranbir, Farman Basha, Rajinder Singh Rahelu, Sachin Chaudhary, Naresh Kumar Sharma and Sharath Gayakwad. “The time has come to change the attitude of people towards the handicapped people. Because, we are not less than anyone. And the same applies for the differently abled persons too ~ they should not underestimate themselves,” suggested Arjuna awardee Naresh Kumar Sharma.
Everything came to a halt for Amit Kumar, 27, when he met with an accident and was hospitalised for six months for a spinal cord injury. The only thing bothering him was that for the rest of his life, he would be spending on bed. But, Amit Kumar is thankful to his friend, who took him to the Paralympic Games in Bangalore in 2009. Since then, he never looked back and has become a state-level hockey player and won several medals in Paralympics games. This is not the story of Amit Kumar alone, there are several such examples, where even after losing everything they didn’t give up.
Take for instance, 21-year-old swimmer Sharath Gayakwad, who was born with a deformed left hand. He has won over 30 international and 40 national medals and is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics.
To felicitate these heroes, IBN7 and Supertech, at their fourth edition of Super Idols, a unique set of awards that celebrate the strength of human spirit, and importance of will power and a never-say-die attitude, honoured 10 specially-abled Indian athletes who participated in the 2012 London Paralympics. India won a silver medal at the Games this year, its first ever in the high jump event.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan felicitated all the awardees with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh each along with the special achiever, who received a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh.
The 10 Super Idols who were honoured are Girisha H Nagarajegowda (Special Achievement Award), Jagseer Singh, Jaideep Deswal, Amit Kumar, Narender Ranbir, Farman Basha, Rajinder Singh Rahelu, Sachin Chaudhary, Naresh Kumar Sharma and Sharath Gayakwad. “The time has come to change the attitude of people towards the handicapped people. Because, we are not less than anyone. And the same applies for the differently abled persons too ~ they should not underestimate themselves,” suggested Arjuna awardee Naresh Kumar Sharma.
