Team India Wins Big, Yet Again!

Team India Wins Big, Yet Again!
(L-F) Vimal Chaudhary, Jt.Secretary, Cycling Federation of India; Jyoti Gaderia, Gold medal winner paracyclist; Aditya Mehta, Indian Paracycling coach; Prashant Arkal, Bronze medal winner, Paracyclist; Dattatreya Katkam, Coach/Manager; Aditi Patil, Physiotherapist; Maninder Pal Singh, Secretary General, Cycling Federation of India; Geeta Rao, Silver medal winner, Paracyclist; Shri.Onkar Singh, Secretary General, ACC & Chairman Cycling Federation of India; Asha Shaikh, Physiotherapist; Basavaraj Horaddi, Paracyclist; Jalaluddin, Paracyclist; Arshad Shaik, Paracyclist; at Asian Road and Para Cycling Championships 2022 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Hyderabad, March 26th 2022: “A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” And all our years of hard work and training has definitely paid off in a big way! We turned our Disabilty to Ability! Our medal tally, at the Asian Road and Para Cycling Championships in Tajikistan 2022, is the proof! Hearty Congratulations to all our winners! Jyoti Gaderiya wins a Gold medal, Geeta S Rao wins a Silver medal and Prashant Sudarshan Arkal wins a Bronze medal!

We would like to extend great thanks to the people supporting us without which this would not have been possible; Cycling Federation of India, Sports Authority of India and our Honourable Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mr. Anurag Thakur.

Aditya Mehta Foundation is a trust and non-profit organization promoting para-sports activities and para-cyclists. Since 2013, we have been helping athletes with disabilities to pursue sports and have won many laurels at national and international arenas.

AMF’s aim is to empower, encourage and train more para-athletes through sports. We have been helping many by providing them with prosthetic limbs, sports equipment, specialized sports wheelchairs, travel and other expenses for participating in National & International tournaments. It is with immense satisfaction that we can say that we have helped more than 1000 para-athletes with various prosthetic and sports equipment, and also sponsorship, scholarship, and financial assistance. We have won more than 100 International medals in various championships. Any physically challenged person passionate about sports is welcome to join AMF, where they do not charge any money for training, adaptive devices, accommodation and food.

About Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF):

“Our vision is to make India a superpower in the world of para sports.” Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF) is a non-profit organisation which aids people with disabilities to pursue sporting career while also providing them self-sustenance. The Foundation, which started in 2013, has grown by leaps and bounds in the short span of time. Based in Hyderabad, the foundation has managed to span out to virtually every corner of the nation and have contributed in creating para champions who have been winning medals for India. It represents a unique cause and seeks to help a neglected part of a fairly large population.