Watch! He was born without hands. So? Jagwinder has a dream and he is cycling for it

Born without hands, Jagwinder Singh has managed to achieve what most of us may not even dare to imagine! A cyclist of national repute, he now aspires to bring glory to India by winning a Paralympic gold in Rio this year. Singh, a resident of Patran village near Patiala, recently bagged the gold at the Chandigarh State Cycling Championship. [caption id=“attachment_2631930” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  A screengrab of Jagwinder Singh riding his bike[/caption] Going against his parents’ repeated warnings, young Singh would sneak out of his home every night and try to ride a bike in the bylanes of his locality. He suffered a lot of falls and fractures, but that didn’t deter him from his ambition. Much to the surprise of family and friends, Singh would soon be cycling to Patiala town from Patran — a distance of 25km — thrice a week. During 2012 London Olympic Games when a nation of 1.2 billion Indians were praying for Olympic medals, Jagwinder Singh decided his future course of action — to win a gold in para cycling.

He got into a rigorous training regimen and started going to gym to improve his fitness levels. Aware that his parents could not afford to buy him a new bike, the 24-year-old started teaching painting at a local school and saved some money to afford one on his own.

‘‘I don’t face any problems because of my condition. Whenever I feel like doing some work, I follow how another person is doing it and work out how can I do it my own way," said Singh. Some of us are born winners.