Disappointed to be dropped from TOPS: Para shuttler Sukant Kadam

World quantity 5 para badminton participant Sukant Kadam on Thursday expressed his disappointment after he was dropped from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), saying he has been excluded from the programme with none “justified reason”.
Kadam, a 2018 Asian Para Games bronze medallist, took to twitter to precise his disappointment to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on the Mission Olympic Cell’s determination.
“Hon’ble @KirenRijiju sir, It is very disappointing and discouraging to be excluded from #TOPScheme without any justified reason and despite delivering medal winning performance in all Paralympic Qualification events,” the 27-year-old stated.

Hon’ble @KirenRijiju sir,It could be very disappointing and discouraging to be excluded from #TOPScheme with none justified purpose and regardless of delivering medal successful efficiency in all Paralympic Qualification occasions.@Media_SAI @ParalympicIndia @DGSAI @DeepaAthlete
— Sukant Kadam (@sukant9993) April 8, 2021
Kadam had received a bronze medal in males’s singles SL4 occasion on the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel.
He was among the many 5 para shuttlers who had been included within the TOPS in March 2019. The different shuttlers had been Manoj Sarkar and Pramod Bhagat from males’s Singles SL3, Tarun and Suhas Yathiraj from males’s Singles SL4.
Athletes within the SL3 class usually have an impairment in a single or each decrease limbs, and poor strolling/operating stability. To minimise the impression of their impairment, they play solely half-court (length-wise).
The impairment of athletes within the SL4 class is of a lesser diploma in comparison with SL3. They play full-court since they often run sooner and have higher stability than SL3 athletes.