「對我的辛勤工作、奉獻精神和紀律的認可」：阿朱那獎得主 Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan 反思她的旅程

巴黎殘奧會銅牌得主 Nithya 表示，這項認可是對她辛勤工作的讚賞，也是對她在明星之路上必須克服的所有挑戰的提醒。

Star para shuttler Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan, who was recently honoured with the Arjuna Award, has expressed her gratitude for the recognition, which she feels is a testament to her hard work, dedication, and perseverance.

最近榮獲阿朱那獎的明星殘疾人羽毛球運動員 Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan 對這一認可表示感謝，她認為這是對她辛勤工作、奉獻精神和毅力的證明。

“I have seen so many of my co-athletes who are winning awards and are achievers. So getting one of the national awards is something very prestigious. It is a proud moment for me. All the medals and awards are like a gift for me — a recognition of my hard work, dedication to the game, practising every day, following everything, and being disciplined,” said the 19-year-old, who won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

「我見過很多我的同事運動員都贏得了獎項並且取得了成就。因此，獲得一項國家獎項是一件非常有聲望的事情。這對我來說是一個值得驕傲的時刻。所有的獎牌和獎項對我來說就像是一份禮物——這是對我辛勤工作、對比賽的奉獻、每天練習、遵守一切、遵守紀律的認可。年巴黎殘奧會。

Nithya, who shifted to Lucknow to train under Team India head coach Gaurav Khanna, also highlighted the role her father and brother played in encouraging her to pursue sports. She shared her interest in cricket before taking up badminton following the Rio Olympics.

尼西亞轉學到勒克瑙，在印度隊主教練高拉夫·卡納 (Gaurav Khanna) 的指導下訓練，她還強調了她的父親和哥哥在鼓勵她從事體育運動方面所發揮的作用。在裡約奧運會後開始打羽毛球之前，她對板球很感興趣。

“My dad used to play cricket with a big team every Sunday, and I would go with him to watch. My brother was a district player, and I also accompanied him to his academy. Sometimes, we played cricket on the street. However, when I considered taking up cricket, there were no female athletes,” she recalled.

「我爸爸以前每週日都會和一支大球隊一起打板球，我會和他一起去看。我哥哥是地區球員，我也陪他去了他的學院。有時，我們在街上打板球。然而，當我考慮參加板球運動時，發現沒有女運動員，」她回憶道。

“My brother took up badminton for fitness, and I joined him. Watching Sindhu in 2016 inspired me, and my friends and I started playing badminton in the streets. This sparked my interest in training, and I started practising twice a week, gradually increasing to daily sessions,” she added.

「我哥哥為了健身而開始打羽球，我也加入了他。 2016 年觀看 Sindhu 的比賽給了我很大啟發，我和朋友們開始在街上打羽毛球。這激發了我對訓練的興趣，我開始每週練習兩次，逐漸增加到每天練習，」她補充道。

Nithya, who recently began training at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, also expressed her surprise at sportspersons being required to apply for national awards.

最近開始在普拉卡什帕杜科羽球學院接受訓練的尼西亞也對運動員被要求申請國家獎項表示驚訝。

“When I got a call from my team telling me I had to apply for a national award, I was surprised. I didn’t know that athletes had to apply themselves. I always thought the government would recognise and honour athletes directly,” she said.

「當我接到團隊的電話，告訴我必須申請國家獎時，我感到很驚訝。我不知道運動員必須自己努力。我一直認為政府會直接認可和表彰運動員，」她說。

“The government supports us a lot, and they must be double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker’s name was missing from the initial list of nominees for the national awards despite her landmark accomplishments at the Paris Olympic Games, which caused an uproar,” she added.

「政府非常支持我們，他們肯定是兩屆奧運獎牌得主馬努·巴克，儘管她在巴黎奧運會上取得了里程碑式的成就，但她的名字卻沒有出現在最初的國家獎項提名名單中，這引起了軒然大波，」她補充道。

Nithya, who is now eyeing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, touched upon her ambitions going forward.

現在正著眼於 2028 年洛杉磯奧運會的 Nithya 談到了她未來的抱負。

“Looking ahead to 2025, the Asian Championship will be one of the key Paralympic events this year. Next year, we have the World Championship. My target is to peak by 2028 Los Angeles Games, so there are no shorter goals now—only focusing on the World Championship each year leading up to 2028,” she concluded.

「展望2025年，亞錦賽將成為今年殘奧會的重要賽事之一。明年，我們還有世界錦標賽。我的目標是在 2028 年洛杉磯奧運會之前達到頂峰，因此現在沒有更短的目標，只專注於 2028 年之前的每年世界錦標賽，」她總結道。