Class XII student Kashish youngest to qualify for  Paralympics in the Women's Club Throw F51

School Web Desk

New Delhi,  July 13

Kashish Lakra, Class XII student from Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi became India’s youngest athlete to qualify for the Paralympics in the Women's Club Throw F51 category. 

Indian Paralympic Committee declared a list of selected participants after the New Delhi selection trials. Kiran Rijiju, India’s then Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports also congratulated Kashish on Twitter for her selection. After the announcement, Rijiju wrote – “I congratulate our champion Para Athletes for qualifying in the Club Throw F-51 event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Many congratulations to Amit and Dharambir in the men’s event and Kashish Lakra in the women’s event.”

Kashish gave credit for her accomplishment to the coaches and the school’s cutting-edge infrastructure.  She said that they have been trained well and the results are pleasing for everybody alike. The school management is proud of their student who will represent India on the global stage.

In wake of the surging COVID cases, the organizers of the Tokyo Olympics will hold a state of emergency in the entire country. The mega sporting event will go underway, without any spectators from July 23 to August 8 2021.

The Indian para-athletes like boxers and shooters who were already training abroad will be excused from firm guidelines. But the athletes who will reach Tokyo from high-risk areas, including India will have to adhere to strict protocols.

On July 17 the first group of Indian athletes will leave for Tokyo.

Modern Public School is rejoicing this achievement. Alka Kapur, Principal of MPS thanked the coach and she also dubbed Kashish’s selection in the National Paralympics team as “dream come true”. The social media post applauding Kashish is still flooding with best wishes by her fellow students and teachers.