LUCKNOW:
Priya Kushwaha
, daughter of an ex-serviceman
JS Kushwaha
and
student
of
Asha School
, Lucknow, has been declared '
Best Disabled Athlete
' of
Uttar Pradesh 2020-21.
According to principal of Asha School in Lucknow Cantonment Sharmistha Basu, Priya is a student with intellectual disability, but her strong determination and will to march ahead despite odds has made her a recipient of several accolades.
She was coached in
roller skating
by Ajit Verma and Neelam Srivastava, said Basu
Skating since the age of 12 years, she won two gold and one bronze medal in 300m, 1,000m and 2x100m relay respectively in the Special Olympics held in
Abu Dhabi
in 2019.
She also won a bronze medal in the national championship in 2016 held at Narkanda in the event of snow shoeing and another bronze medal in the event of roller skating in the national championship in 2017 held in Secunderabad.
She also represented UP (Solan) in the team event of floor hockey in which the team secured a bronze medal.
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