The theme for this year was “Paris Paralympics 2024.” Athletes with disabilities have won us medals and glory on innumerable occasions. Yet, they do not always have the basic infrastructural support for their training, not even a proper practice ground. Due to lack of opportunities to train as a result of this, many athletes fall out of sports. If these athletes are provided with proper infrastructure for training, it will increase the opportunities for them at the grassroot level and will also increase their accessibility to several areas and facilities.
This walk, which is the world’s only was for disability sports has been instrumental in making several changes. Surveys revealed that 8 out of 10 people in Kolkata came to know about Paralympics from this walk. Moreover, broadcasting of the Paralympic Games from 2016 Rio Paralympics, with initiation of national Para-Triathlon in 2013, were outcomes of this walk. Besides, several policy-level interventions including banning of Paralympic Committee of India in 2015, have also resulted because of this walk.