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Athletes21 October 20261 min read

Sports Charcha Podcast: Manisha Ramadass on Winning Paralympic Bronze & Answering 'What If I Win?'

By KIBI Sports Editorial Desk

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When Paralympic bronze medalist and Arjuna Awardee Manisha Ramadass sat down with KIBI Sports founder Sagar Rai on the Sports Charcha podcast, she captured the mindset of every Indian grassroots athlete in two sentences: when she first picked up a racket, people around her asked, 'What if she fails?' Nobody asked, 'What if I win?'

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Key Takeaways from Manisha Ramadass's Journey on Sports Charcha

  1. Family Belief Before Public Applause (/athletes): Born with Erb's palsy in her right arm, Manisha's parents backed her travel and training long before medals arrived — the exact family commitment KIBI's verified athlete passports are built to honour.
  2. Tactical Preparation & Coaching (/pro-services): Working closely with her coach, strength and conditioning trainer, and sports physiotherapist enabled her comeback in Paris and ongoing World Championship preparation.
  3. Corporate CSR & Brand Sponsorships for Para-Champions (/csr & /matchmaker): Corporate CSR committees and brands can support verified para-athletes across 90,000+ athletes verified through sports organisations via WhatsApp +91 73493 07007.

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Manisha Ramadass shared how she started playing badminton at age 10 in Tamil Nadu after watching Saina Nehwal, overcame Erb's palsy and childhood surgeries, came back from losing Set 1 (21-8) against the French home favourite in Paris to win Set 2 (21-6) and the match, became the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal in badminton, and received the Arjuna Award on her mother's birthday.

KIBI Sports connects para-athletes with verified digital athlete passports (https://www.kibisports.com/athletes), 0%-commission crowdfunding (https://www.kibisports.com/fundraise), AI brand matchmaking (https://www.kibisports.com/matchmaker), and Section 135 Schedule VII item (vii) corporate CSR grants (https://www.kibisports.com/csr, WhatsApp +91 73493 07007).

Athletes book Two-OTP protected sports physiotherapists and S&C coaches at https://www.kibisports.com/pro-services and order authentic badminton gear from 257+ brand partners at https://shop.kibisports.com (WhatsApp +91 76194 08001).

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