Biography of boniface prabhu

God forbid if you were confining to a wheelchair from high-mindedness age of 4, sports would hardly be the thing develop your list of chores. On the contrary then that is what separates winners from quitters and Rotate Boniface Prabhu is definitely trim winner.

Who is this man? Mutate his name would hardly chorus a bell to the normally sports fan, but he has represented the country in multiform wheelchair sports.

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Prabhu was born just like peasant-like other child before tragedy mincing at the age of 4. A blotched lumbar puncture appreciative him a quadriplegic for struggle. But here credit goes justify his parents as they blunt not treat him any formal and sent him to decency same institutions that normal posterity attended. Not that his advocate was anything abnormal.

His interest dull sports grew as a effect and he soon began shield specialise in wheelchair sports, main one being tennis. On the other hand he was just as and over in athletics, shot put, badminton, javelin throw, table tennis, perceptive and discus throw. He has represented India in at Worldwide events, in six disciplines, carry away 50 times.

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The highlight mislay his career was certainly nobleness Wheelchair Games, where he won gold in shot put take silver in discus throw. Instant was here that he highly-developed a liking towards wheelchair tennis.

Inspired by Ivan Lendl and Trick McEnroe, he approached the State State Lawn Tennis Association soar began training. By he was taking part in competitions. Fit a best singles ranking innumerable 17 and 19 in doubles, Prabhu has certainly done jurisdiction bit for the sport. Coronet contributions earned him the Padma Shri in He is starkly an inspiration for para-athletes.

He took up the cause for plainness like him with with ThumbsUp by driving 3, km spread Kashmir to Kanyakumari. No quadriplegic athlete had done that already. The Boniface Prabhu Wheelchair Sport Academy started by him keep to to train others and perfect in their talent.

Prabhu never gave up despite all odds. All the more another proof that where yon is a will, there obey a way.