Deaflympics gold medallist ignored from record of athletes who got money incentive, home web site
Deaflympics gold medallist ignored from record of athletes who got money incentive, home web site
Young taking pictures expertise Dhanush Srikanth, who bagged two gold medals within the recently-concluded Deaflympics in Brazil, was accorded a heat welcome by the officers of the Gun For Glory Academy, dad and mom and well-wishers on his arrival on the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday.
After having gained the person males’s 10m air rifle gold, he bagged one other gold partnering Priyesha Deshmukh within the 10m air rifle blended group occasion.
The 19-year-old, hearing-impaired shooter additionally competes in common occasions and is a trainee since 2016 on the Gun For Glory Academy arrange by London Olympics bronze medallist and a number of World Cup medallist Gagan Narang.
“Unfortunately, Dhanush’s case has been ignored from the list of champion athletes who were given cash incentives and a house site by the State government. It is disappointing that despite all odds, he is winning so many medals. And, yet, there is no recognition for his efforts,” his dad and mom mentioned.
“Dhanush’s dream is to win a medal for the country in the 2024 Paris Olympics,” mentioned Gagan reminding that the younger shooter gained a group gold within the junior World Championships final 12 months in Peru.
Only final week, he made his maiden look within the seniors class of the World Cup for the regulars.
“The gifted shooter is very hard working and has unwavering concentration when he is in the range. He is so focussed that he rarely gets distracted. With his parents supporting him completely, I hope he will go places,” Gagan mentioned.
Another shooter Surabhi Bharadwaj from the academy who gained her maiden silver within the particular person 50-metre inclined occasion of latest ISSF Junior World Cup the place Esha Singh clinched three gold medals, was additionally lacking from the record of beneficiaries of money incentives introduced by the State.
Source: www.thehindu.com
