'Asian Para Games success is just a beginning'

Deepa Malik on the Asian Para Games success said - 'I see this performance during the Asian games as just the beginning. Now India as woken up. The day he coined the word Divyang. PM Modi's acknowledgment. We have just started. The science has been developed and initiatives have begun. To get great medals, we need great medals, great technology, better investments, better training. There were so many times India's flag was higher than the Japanese color or any other color. The culture has become in India to love sports others than cricket. When senior and retired athletes come and offer support, the entire team gets uplifted. Now, someone who has been there and done that is now understanding the problems and requirements of each para athlete. I understand the problems of each disability. The government has now also faith in our experiences. They are encouraging the involvement of retired athletes. It's very encouraging to feel that our PM will welcome us. We say this with pride and collars up. All our medal winner athletes look forward to this one moment. There's not a single medal that hasn't been tweeted by PM Modi and this gives us immense great standing internationally. The globe is looking at India as an emerging sporting country. His emphasis on persons with disability in Mann ki baat also keeps us motivated and puts a great onus on the responsibility to achieve higher lengths.'