Ambala: As many as 27 soldiers who have defied disability are now motivating others to emulate them. A squad of such soldiers reached Ambala riding cycles on Sunday as part of “Infinity Ride” which serves as a fund-raiser to benefit people with disabilities . The initiative has been named BSF Gallant’s Ride– 2016. The squad comprising 26 cyclists includes jawans from the CRPF, the BSF and the ITBP, besides civilians. The cycle rally, which was flagged off from the Wagah border on November 24, would conclude on December 1 at the BSF Training Centre, Delhi. All Gallant Ride cyclists would participate in the BSF Raising Day celebrations on December 1. “This ride is to spread the message that those suffering from disabilities still can achieve any goal,” said Ravinder Kumar Singh, Deputy Commandant of CRPF and recipient of the Shaurya Chakra. He is among the amputee soldiers participating in the ride. The event is being organised by the Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF) with the BSF support . The founder, Aditya Mehta, an amputee and a double silver medalist of the Asian Paracycling Championship, has managed to inspire more than 100 such persons to take up sports as a career. The foundation started with helping just three para-athletes two years ago with donation of limbs and other equipment. The AMF provided para-athletes with wheelchairs, cycles, artificial limbs and sports equipment, BSF athletes with artificial limbs, girls afflicted with HIV with cycles etc. The AMF’s extended family has won nine medals in two World Para-Badminton