New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Praveen Kumar vividly remembers the annual sports day at Pragyan Public School, eight summers back. Then in Class 9, Praveen's wish to compete in high jump had met with stiff resistance from his school before his stubbornness prevailed. Hailing from the town of Jewar in Uttar Pradesh and born with a congenital condition that resulted in a shorter and weaker left leg, Praveen faced denial at every stage of his life. Sport, he believed, would offer him a level playing field, but convincing the school authorities was a challenge he hadn't seen coming. "Noone really encouraged me back then. There was little knowledge and even lesser sensitisation. Some people mocked me, some pitied me, but no one supported me," the 22-yea...