Manasi Joshi celebrated for winning gold at Para-Badminton World Championships

The para-badminton World Gold medalist Manasi Narayan Joshi brought laurels for the nation by winning the Para World Badminton Championship. Two days ago, para-badminton gold medalist in international event Manasi Nayana Joshi tweeted under the title of Tournament update: Wonderful few days at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. Stoked to have won Gold with exactly # one year to go for # Tokyo 2020 Para Olympics.

Ushy Mohan Das, one of the motivational speakers had yesterday tweeted: ‘In the high of PV Sandhu getting Gold in world championships, we forgot to wish Manasi Joshi, who won Gold in World Para-Badminton championship creating a sort of furore in the Badminton fraternity and the sports’ media circles who had literally forgotten to give her due coverage under the powerful influence of PV Sindhu’s popularity and media blitz’.

It may be recalled that an exceptionally outstanding para-badminton Indian player  Manasi Joshi had lost her left leg in an accident with a truck in a busy junction. In the deadly accident, Manasi also broke her arms and suffered from multiple injuries. She was ferried to a hospital and an operation was conducted which later on led to the amputation of her left leg since it had developed gangrene. She was in the operating room for 22 protracted hours suffering from acute pain and unbearable trauma.

In 2012, a highly determined and ebullient sportsperson Manasi Joshi learnt hard to walk with a prosthetic limb for four months and also participated in inter-company badminton championships where she won the gold medals. She won this time as well inculcating in her a tremendous sense of confidence to play badminton incessantly. In the meanwhile, she also learnt Scuba diving as well. Such was her determined spirit to move forward with immense confidence and dedication.

When she had initially decided to participate in Para Asian games, she wasn’t successful initially. However, thereafter, she did win several medals in various international competitions.  Highly determined and full of sporting spirit Manasi made it this time when along with World champion PV Sindhu she also roped in a Gold medal in the para-badminton World championships bringing laurels for the country.

The thirty-year-old Manasi defeated three times SL 3 World Champion Parul Parmar and won Gold, raising the country’s name high in the World Para-Badminton championships.  “I worked really hard for this one and I am super happy that all the sweat and hard work has paid off. This is my first gold at the World Championships,” wrote Manasi on her Facebook page.

PM Modi had lauded Indian Para-Badminton players for their performance in the recently concluded BWF World Championships. Taking pride in Manasi’s achievement PM Modi also tweeted, “130 crore Indians are extremely proud of the Indian Para-Badminton contingent, which has brought home 12 medals at BWF World Championships 2019. Congratulations to the entire team, whose success is extremely gladdening and motivating. Each of these players is remarkable.”