“对我的辛勤工作、奉献精神和纪律的认可”：阿朱那奖获得者 Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan 反思她的旅程

巴黎残奥会铜牌得主 Nithya 表示，这一认可是对她辛勤工作的赞赏，也是对她在明星之路上必须克服的所有挑战的提醒。

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.

最近荣获阿朱那奖的明星残疾人羽毛球运动员 Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan 对这一认可表示感谢，她认为这是对她辛勤工作、奉献精神和毅力的证明。

“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.

“我见过很多我的同事运动员都赢得了奖项并且取得了成就。因此，获得一项国家奖项是一件非常有声望的事情。这对我来说是一个值得骄傲的时刻。所有的奖牌和奖项对我来说就像是一份礼物——这是对我辛勤工作、对比赛的奉献、每天练习、遵守一切、遵守纪律的认可。”这位 19 岁的选手说道。 2024 年巴黎残奥会。

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.

尼西亚转学到勒克瑙，在印度队主教练高拉夫·卡纳 (Gaurav Khanna) 的指导下训练，她还强调了她的父亲和哥哥在鼓励她从事体育运动方面所发挥的作用。在里约奥运会后开始打羽毛球之前，她对板球很感兴趣。

“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.

“我爸爸以前每周日都会和一支大球队一起打板球，我会和他一起去看。我哥哥是一名地区球员，我也陪他去了他的学院。有时，我们在街上打板球。然而，当我考虑参加板球运动时，发现没有女运动员，”她回忆道。

“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.

“我哥哥为了健身而开始打羽毛球，我也加入了他。 2016 年观看 Sindhu 的比赛给了我很大启发，我和朋友们开始在街上打羽毛球。这激发了我对训练的兴趣，我开始每周练习两次，逐渐增加到每天训练，”她补充道。

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

最近开始在普拉卡什帕杜科羽毛球学院接受训练的尼西亚也对运动员被要求申请国家奖项表示惊讶。

“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.

“当我接到团队的电话，告诉我必须申请国家奖项时，我感到很惊讶。我不知道运动员必须自己努力。我一直认为政府会直接认可和表彰运动员，”她说。

“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.

“政府非常支持我们，他们肯定是两届奥运会奖牌得主马努·巴克，尽管她在巴黎奥运会上取得了里程碑式的成就，但她的名字却没有出现在最初的国家奖项提名名单中，这引起了轩然大波，”她补充道。

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

现在正着眼于 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会的 Nithya 谈到了她未来的抱负。

“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，亚锦赛将成为今年残奥会的重要赛事之一。明年，我们还有世界锦标赛。我的目标是在 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会之前达到顶峰，因此现在没有更短的目标，只专注于 2028 年之前的每年世界锦标赛，”她总结道。