Feb 02, 2025 10:54 PM IST
Kaur Singh, national-level air pistol shooter, launched tricycle race on the Kila Raipur Video games final 12 months
Kaur Singh, a 40-year-old national-level air pistol shooter with a locomotor incapacity, is working to ascertain a Para Rural Olympics at Kila Raipur stadium to create an inclusive sports activities platform for disabled athletes.
Kaur Singh (HT Picture)
A national-level air pistol shooter, Singh first made an affect final 12 months by introducing the tricycle race on the Kila Raipur Video games, providing disabled people from rural areas a long-overdue platform to compete.
“There is still very little exposure for people with disabilities due to social stigma. But I have been working tirelessly to encourage my friends and others in my community to participate in such events to build a sports culture among disabled individuals,” Singh stated.
For over 13 years, Singh has not solely competed as an athlete however fought for incapacity rights, organising camps that join disabled people with authorities help and assets.
He envisions increasing the Para Rural Olympics to incorporate discus throw, wheelchair cricket, and cricket for the visually impaired. “If the government and society contribute, we can introduce more events like discus throw, wheelchair cricket, and cricket for the visually impaired as part of the Para Rural Olympics,” he stated.
His initiative is already impacting lives—Mohammad Bilal from Malerkotla district in Punjab, winner of this 12 months’s tricycle race, emphasised how such alternatives are uncommon for disabled athletes. “Such opportunities don’t come easy for us. No other rural event hosts races for disabled athletes. This platform means a lot to us,” Bilal stated.
Singh additionally plans to introduce a wheelchair race subsequent 12 months.
Together with his district-level incapacity cricket groups already taking form, Singh’s dream of a Para Rural Olympics is not simply an concept—it’s changing into a actuality.