Nidhi Mishra

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Vision impairment

Classification

T11, F11

Further personal information

Residence

Delhi, IND

Occupation

Athlete, Student

Languages

English, Hindi

Sport specific information

Why this sport?

"I wanted to become a pilot and used to play badminton. Due to loss of vision, everything became challenging. But I stuck on and turned to Para sports."

General interest

Nicknames

Homa (Facebook profile, 21 Apr 2020)

Hobbies

Travelling, reading. (Facebook profile, 02 Feb 2021)

Most influential person in career

Coach Hukam Singh Rawat, and her family. "The faith that I have received from my family and coach Hukam Singh Rawat has kept me motivated to wake up early in the morning and compete in sport." (powersportz.tv, 19 Oct 2018)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (powersportz.tv, 19 Oct 2018)

Impairment

She has retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disorder that causes loss of vision. (outlookindia.com, 26 Oct 2020)

Other information

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in modern arts history at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. She has also studied for a PhD at the same university. (Twitter profile, 10 Oct 2019; newsd.in, 18 Oct 2018; theinformerjnu.com, 28 Jan 2017; Facebook profile, 02 Feb 2021)