jaipur top athletes from rajasthan came together for a special session on saturday where they interacted with the under19 women cricketers of the state and motivated them to never give up on their dreams of making it big in the sporting world prominent names like racewalker sapna punia shotputter shatabdi avasthi cricketer jasia akhtar and handball player prachi gurjar were present on the occasion along with chief selector of rajasthan senior womens cricket committee gangotri chauhan who moderated the sessionthe event was organised by aadishakti women foundation in collaboration with marwadi international federation sharing her experience olympian sapna said a lot of things were said when people saw me during practice and many of them even made fun of my walk as they were clueless about the racewalk but their comments never deterred me and distracted me from my goal i never paid heed to the background noise and kept myself focused on what i wanted to achieve after i started representing india everyones reactions around me changed and they all wanted to click pictures with me so always listen to yourself and work hard until you achieve what you desirebatter jasia advised youngsters to stay focused there was a time when i had no shoes to wear for practice i trained in bathroom slippers when i started playing cricket but things have changed now as my hard work has paid off so my advice to all the youngsters is to stay focused and commit yourself hundred percent to your goal we all are lucky that our parents have allowed us to play so always try not to disappoint them and never lose hope go out and practice with full energy also never get swayed by media attention as in the end it is your effort that will help you achieve big things in life she saidparalympian shatabdi shared there will be people around you who will demotivate you and if you are a woman playing a sport things become even more difficult but stay true to yourself and be convinced that you can do anything in this world despite being in a wheelchair when i can achieve so much so can every other woman you just have to train hard and focus on your strengthprachi added always remember that winning or losing is a part of the entire process but what will count in the end is your dedication towards your goal