Dream conquered with all dedicated efforts, Manasi Joshi wins gold at World Para-Badminton Championship

New Delhi, August 28: Earning every bit of it, she conquered what she dreamt of. Manasi Joshi who was among the three Indian players who won gold at the recently concluded World Para-Badminton Championship, said she earned the medal as she worked really hard for it.

 

The 30-year-old clinched the top honours in the women’s singles SL3 final defeating World No. 1 and compatriot Parul Parmar 21-12, 21-7 to pick her maiden title in Basel, Switzerland on August 25, the very day on which ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu won the gold at the World Championships.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the 12 para-badminton players who brought laurels to the country. “130 crore Indians are extremely proud of the Indian Para-Badminton contingent, which has brought home 12 medals at BWF World Championship 2019.

“Congratulations to the entire team, whose success is extremely gladdening and motivating. Each of these players is remarkable!”

Praising the world champion for her enormous efforts in winning the medal, Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi tweeted saying, “In the high of PV Sindhu getting gold in the World Championship, we forgot to win Manasi Joshi, who gold in World Para-Badminton Championship. Here it is wishing her.”

Manasi Joshi, an engineer by qualification completed her graduation in Electronics Engineering from K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, University of Mumbai in 2010. In 2011, she met with a road accident and lost her left leg. However, that did not stop her from playing badminton and she went on to win many medals for India.

In September 2015, she won silver in mixed doubles at the Para-Badminton World Championship held in Stoke Mandeville, England. In October 2018, Manasi won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.