Para-athletes
The para-athletes have done the whole country proud. With 19 podium finishes so far they have lit up the Tokyo sky. With 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals the para contingent had a dream run in the Paralympics 2020. The media coverage for the Paralympics seems a notch down from the Summer Olympics and this pains me. The congratulatory messages from the leaders also seem a rung lower in excitement as compared to the Summer Olympics. I urge the government and the SAI to give the same love that they gave to the Summer Olympic medalists. They deserve more but an equal amount would do. The para athletes proved that disability only makes you stronger. More power to them. The whole country is proud of them.
Noopur Baruah, Tezpur