Janki Goud who is a blind athlete, has proved the world that life doesn’t stop even if you have disabilities.
A girl from Madhya Pradesh named Janki Goud had made the nation proud numerous times. Her courage and dedication are remarkable. Janki who is also visually impaired by birth didn’t want to seat back at her home cursing herself.
Rather she rejuvenated herself by building a better self for herself in every aspect of life. Janki’s parents were worried about their daughter stepping out of the house because of her vision disabilities. Janki proved to the world that life doesn’t stop even if there are disabilities.
Janki Goud started learning Judo for her self-defence after the Sight Savers along with its NGO partner Tarun Sanskar took her under their wing in 2010. Since then Janki never stopped or neither looked back.
In the year 2014, Janki started getting the training for judo and self-defence. Later she decided to take the sports seriously and to another level and she started intense training to participate in the National Championship for Deaf and Blind.
In 2016 and 2017 Janki created history by winning silver and gold medals for our country in Judo at the fourth and fifth National Championship for Deaf and Blind. Janki was the only Indian candidate to participate at the Judo Asian & Oceania Championship held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan in May 2017 for the women group competition.
Janki managed to secure the third position and won us a bronze medal. Janki is giving her 100 percent during the training as she aims to participate in the 2020 Paralympics Judo competition and win gold for the country.