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Aug 18, 2017 · Learn how Girish Sharma, from Rajasthan, became the world no. two in disabled badminton and won gold medals for India. Read about his struggles, achievements, challenges and lessons from his journey.
- Introduction-
- Train Accident-
- Struggling in School-
- Love For Badminton-
- Badminton Coaching-
- Very Patriotic-
- Support from Family-
- Helpful Coach-
- Working as A Courier Boy-
- Playing State and National Matches-
Girish Sharma hails from Rajkot city, Gujarat. His father is an Indian Railways employee. Girish Sharma has two brothers.
In 1989, at the age of 2, Girish Sharma went to his grandfather’s house during his summer vacations. As his grandfather suffered a medical emergency, he was being taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The little Girish Sharma ran behind the ambulance and unfortunately, he stepped on the railway track and his right leg got struck. He wasn’t able to...
As Girish Sharma lost a leg, he struggled to go to school. And for two years, he took the assistance of a person in going to the school. Since his childhood, Girish Sharma has been very interested in sports. He used to play sports like cricket and football with his friends and his friends were very supportive of him and they never discriminated aga...
Girish Sharma’s younger brother was a football player. Once, he accompanied him to a football match and there, by chance he saw a badminton match and instantly fell in love with badminton. So, Girish Sharma started playing badminton and also took badminton coaching.
As his father worked for Indian Railways, Girish Sharma was able to join the Jagjivanram Railway Institute in Rajkot for receiving badminton training. Here, he received professional training under Jaydeep Sarvaiya, a professional coach and a former state level player. As Girish Sharma was playing various sports since his childhood, he didn’t face a...
Girish Sharma’s childhood dream was to join the Indian Army and serve the nation. But as he grew up, he learnt that people with disabilities can’t join the army. After completing his 10thclass exams, Girish Sharma decided to represent India in badminton. So, he started practising and playing this sport with even more dedication.
His family always supported him to play badminton. But after a year of playing badminton professionally, Girish Sharma’s stump got injured and his father refused to allow him to play the sport. Thankfully, his coach convinced his father to allow him to play as this would inspire the other disabled people to enter into sports in the future.
Girish Sharma’s coach never differentiated him for being an amputee player and coached him on par with all the other normal players. The players were also very supportive of him.
The badminton racket was expensive and Girish Sharma wasn’t in a position to afford it. So, he worked as a courier boy for three months and with this salary, he purchased his first badminton racket for playing in a national match.
After taking professional training for four years, in 2006, Girish Sharma played in a state tournament of Gujarat. Here, he played badminton along with normal people. While playing here, Girish Sharma learnt that the national tournament for para badminton would be conducted in Bengaluru. So, he reached Bengaluru and played his first national tourna...
Jan 15, 2018 · Girish Sharma is a para-badminton player who lost one leg in a train accident but still achieved international success. He won gold, silver and bronze medals in various tournaments and represented India in Israel and Thailand.
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Jul 27, 2015 · Girish lost one of his legs in a train accident at the age of two but this didn’t deter his love for outdoor sports. By the age of 16, he had decided to be a professional badminton player.
Jun 7, 2018 · Girish, who is been playing wheelchair badminton since 2015 owing to the World Badminton Federation’s (BWF) new rule, expresses his disappointment how the apathy among the authority is hampering the sports culture of India, particularly to those of the para-athletes.
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