August 30, 2021

Haryana: Taxi driver’s daughter set to head for Tokyo Paralympics, rues lack
of support

Aruna Tanwar is set to leave for Tokyo to participate in Taekwondo event.

ROHTAK: Soniya Devi and husband Naresh Kumar’s struggle has crossed a milestone. Hailing from a Bhiwani
village, 21-year-old Aruna Tanwar is set to leave for Tokyo to participate in the Paralympics in taekwondo.

Aruna has been practising at Rohtak with coach Swaraj Singh since 2017.

In 2017-18, she won gold at the 5th National Paralympic Taekwondo. In 2018-19, she won a silver medal at the
Asian Paralympics Taekwondo competition held at Vietnam. She won bronze medal in World Para Taekwondo
Championship held at Turkey in 2019.

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Aruna said life had not been easy for her as her mother had to sell her jewellery and father took loans to send
her to international championships. “I have participated in five international tournaments and won medals,” she
added.

She said despite her achievements, she was not considered for a government job by the state and not provided
any monetary support. “Barring a Rs 5-lakh advance for para-olympians, I have not received any assistance
from the state government. I come from a modest family and government support matters a lot for training, diet
and travelling,” she added. She said her father worked as a taxi driver and mother a housewife. “Arranging
funds for sports has remained a big issue for them,” she added.

She said before 2017, she used to participate in general games, but after learning about opportunity for disabled
athletes, she started participating in para-games.

Important Point-

Putting on his coat, Ram left the house.

Addressing an election meeting, the Trinamool Congress supremo said the prime minister had exported
vaccines to other countries to boost his image while states like Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan and West Bengal
have struggled to get doses.

Addressing an election meeting is important for all parties.

Arranging funds for sports is a big issue in India.

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