On the day when teenage shuttler Palak Kohli qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics, all that she emphatically recalled was how a "seven to eight minutes" meeting in 2016 changed her life forever. 

Kohli, 18, qualified for Tokyo Paralympics in both singles (SU5, Standing/upper limb impairment category) and doubles events. The Jalandhar lass made it to Tokyo on the basis of her ranking. Kohli is World No. 12 in singles and No. 5 in doubles where she will pair with Parul Parmar.