Uganda Para Badminton 2024: युगांडा में आयोजित चैंपियनशिप में पैरा बैडमिंटन खिलाड़ी जतिन आजाद ने दो स्वर्ण पदक जीतकर देश का मान बढ़ाया है.
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00:16Jatin Azad has just returned from Uganda after winning two gold medals in Para badminton
00:22Jatin Azad is here to talk to us
00:25We know from Jatin how he got interested in badminton
00:29and how he started this journey of winning two gold medals in Para badminton
00:36Yes Jatin
00:37First of all you tell us how did you get interested in badminton and how did you start playing it?
00:44First of all I would like to thank everyone for inviting me here
00:48I would like to say that no one is interested in badminton, everyone has to be interested in it
00:52Till now I was not interested in badminton
00:54No one told me about it, my family did not support me
00:58Gradually everyone told me that I play very well and I can go ahead in this
01:03Even after that I was not interested in it
01:05Still I took coaching for a long time
01:07Gradually I got interested in it
01:09After that I started playing badminton
01:11Where and how did you take coaching from Delhi?
01:14I took coaching from a local academy in Delhi for two months
01:17After that I came to know that there is no academy for Para badminton in Delhi
01:22So I had to go to Lucknow to meet Mr. Gaurav
01:26He gave me training in his academy
01:28So now you are coaching in the national academy of Gaurav
01:36Yes
01:37Till now which tournaments have you played?
01:39Where did you start?
01:40Do you remember the first tournament you won?
01:42First I won two gold medals in a state tournament
01:46And this time I won a gold medal in a state tournament
01:48I have been to Spain once
01:50I went to the quarter finals in Spain
01:52And I am a gold medalist of Uganda
01:55How many countries participated in the tournament in Uganda?
02:00From which countries did you participate?
02:02And in which tournaments did you win?
02:07I participated in singles and doubles
02:11All the countries participated in the tournament
02:14All the countries from all over the world
02:18I can't say anything about it
02:19I was drawn by everyone
02:21From which countries did you compete?
02:25And from which country did you win?
02:27Azerbaijan is a very good country
02:30I will go there next year
02:35And I defeated them in a straight set
02:3821-16 and 21-15
02:40What are you preparing for now?
02:46There is going to be a big tournament
02:48Before that I will go to Indonesia
02:51There is a big tournament called Youth Asian Games
02:53It is for the youth below 21 years of age
02:57Every youth has to play
03:00How many facilities are there in Delhi for Para players?
03:04What should be done?
03:05Do you need any help from the government?
03:10What should be done for the players?
03:12First we should hire a good coach
03:17If we want to have a good academy in Delhi
03:19There are courts but the coaches are not good
03:22First we have to hire a coach
03:23If the coach is good, we will get a good academy
03:28You are 16 years old
03:30What is your goal?
03:33Are you thinking about Olympics?
03:36What is your target?
03:39After Youth Asian Games, I want to focus on Olympics
03:43There are only 30 days left for Olympics
03:45And I am not selected yet
03:46But I am trying my best to be selected for the next Olympics
03:50You have made a career in this sport
03:53How did your family support you?
03:58My family supported me a lot
04:01My mother and father used to live with me in Lucknow
04:07We bought a flat and started playing there
04:11I started playing in the hostel
04:14Where are you studying now?
04:17How do you manage your time?
04:19I have to manage my time
04:22I have to study in the morning and study in the evening
04:27I have sessions in the evening
04:29I have to study from 10 to 11
04:33Which tournament did you win first?
04:37I won Delhi State
04:39Then I won National
04:42I have triple bronze in seniors
04:45And two silver and one bronze
04:47Jatin told us that he won Delhi State
04:54Then he won two gold medals in Uganda
04:57His next target is to participate in Indonesia Youth Championships
05:02He told us that he wants to participate in Olympics
05:05But there is only one month left for Olympics
05:07He has less time
05:09He wants to win more medals for his country
05:12He has a complaint that there are no facilities for Paralympians in Delhi
05:16He has to go to Lucknow for coaching
05:21He wants the Delhi government to help Paralympians
05:30I am Rahul Chowdhury from Delhi for BTV