Chandu Champions ft. Paralympians: Paris 2024 Edition
Who doesn’t love an underdog story? If you’ve seen Kartik Aryan’s Chandu Champion , you know what I mean. If not, here’s the gist: it’s about Murlikant Petkar, who dreamed of representing India at the Olympics and winning a gold medal ever since he was a child. He began training in boxing, but fate had other plans. After sustaining a spinal injury during the war that left him paralyzed from the waist down, he refused to let his dream die. He pivoted to swimming, trained like a man possessed, and brought home the gold at the Paralympics. It’s a story of unwavering determination and resilience. This instantly reminded me of someone whose journey I’ve witnessed firsthand— Pranav Soorma , who, my dear readers, has now won—*drumroll, please*— the silver medal at the Paralympics Paris 2024 as I write this. Now that the games have concluded, I can finally shout it from the rooftops: Pranav participated in the Paralympics this year, smashed it, and brought home the silver in the Club Throw .