Two men. Two impossible chapters. One flight out of India.
One in a wheelchair after a freak accident at home.
The other missing his left arm after a train accident — taken while saving a friend.
And this week, the Indian government just bet ₹35.46 lakh on both of them.
The 5th Asian Para Games kick off in Japan this October.
India wants medals. Not hopes. Medals.
So the Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell quietly cleared two long, expensive training stints in Europe.
Both fly under the TOPS core group — the same elite scheme that's been quietly funding India's Olympic medal factory.
A banker by day. A world No. 1 club thrower by obsession.
F51 classification. Asian Para Games gold last edition. Paralympic silver in his cabinet.
A spinal injury at home put him in a wheelchair. It didn't put him out of the arena.
💸 ₹23.14 lakh of the funding goes to his Europe block alone.
And he's not just training — he's competing across:
Ranking points. Match sharpness. Pressure reps. All before Japan.
The quiet hero in the background?
His father, Sanjeev Soorma, who quit his job to travel with him as escort. Every flight. Every throw. Every recovery day.
Asian Para Games bronze last time. Paralympic silver already in his name.
He's been grinding at SAI Bengaluru's National Centre of Excellence. Now he's in Germany for the final sharpening — coach in tow, stopwatch ticking.
India's para-athletes aren't an afterthought anymore.
They're getting Europe-grade preparation. Personalised coaching. Real competition exposure. The full Olympic-style treatment.
Aichi-Nagoya begins in October.
Two men. Two scars. One tricolour.
And a country finally backing them like it means it.
That's all for now!
