Abhishek Thaware Defied Destiny and Disability to Become India’s First Teeth Archer
A worker in a private transport firm, Sunil Thaware’s life took a tragic turn when his one-year-old son, Abhishek, developed a fever one night. He was taken to a hospital in Nagpur, where the doctors gave him an injection in his right arm. The fever was gone in two days, but the injection caused an infection that afflicted Abhishek’s right arm with polio. “My parents never treated me like a disabled child,” says Abhishek.
For nine years, Abhishek was a para-athlete. He did not even remember that he needed his right arm. Abhishek could not afford a professional bow and arrow. He had to wait for two years to start pursuing his dreams. Finally, in 2014, Abhishek’s mother mortgaged her jewelry and he got a second-hand archery set. Today, Abhishek has achieved his goal with his will power and determination. His physiotherapist, Dr. Ashish Agrawal, helped him become physically fit, and his friends, Vipin, Mohnish and Tushar, helped him financially to get over every hurdle in his way.
Source: https://www.thebetterindia.com/47685/first-teeth-archer-abhishek-thaware/
