PM all praise for Jalandhar s para shuttler Palak Kohli
All of 19 she is the youngest of the contingent of 54 players going to Tokyo to represent IndiaPalak has a deformed left handMy coach Gaurav Khanna made me drop some events so that I could recover properly Palak will be participating in three events including singles doubles and mixed doubles at the ParalympicsDuring the 2019 National Para Badminton Championships she won three gold medals in womens singles womens doubles and under-19 singles girlsShe even won gold in the womens doubles in Uganda Para Badminton International took home a bronze in Japan Para Badminton International
Tribune News ServiceJalandhar August 17A city-based para-shuttler Palak Kohli who has qualified for Paralympics starting at Tokyo from August 24 won accolades from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a virtual interaction with her ahead of the event on TuesdayAll of 19 she is the youngest of the contingent of 54 players going to Tokyo to represent India Palak has a deformed left hand Interacting with Palak he first heard her whole story of reaching to the level and then told her Your age is very less but your resolutions are very big You have converted your disability to super abilityThe PM even asked her to explain how she came out from her recent ailment to which Kohli replied I suffered bone marrow edema in my left leg calf owing to which I had to stop my training for two months in Lucknow My coach Gaurav Khanna made me drop some events so that I could recover properly Palak will be participating in three events including singles doubles and mixed doubles at the Paralympics During the 2019 National Para Badminton Championships she won three gold medals in womens singles womens doubles and under-19 singles girlsShe even won gold in the womens doubles in Uganda Para Badminton International took home a bronze in Japan Para Badminton International
