Para shuttler Manisha Ramdass, 17, from Tamil Nadu considers winning the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year last week (December 5) in Bangkok, as the greatest achievement in her life so far.

She said the honour is special as she won it ahead of seniors like Nithya Sre Sumathy, Manasi Joshi, Sarina Satomi, Giuliana Poveda Flores and Pilar Jauregui. The world champion in the SU5 section, Ramadass won 11 gold and five bronze medals overall in 2022. "It was an honour to be chosen ahead of many senior players. I felt very proud and happy to receive the award in front of many legendary players. This [BWF honour] is my greatest achievement so far and it will motivate me to achieve more in the future. I want to win a medal at the Asian Para Games and 2024 Paris Paralympics," said Ramdass, a Class XII student of Shree Niketan Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu.