India's Paralympic silver medallist para-athlete Yogesh Kathuniya said on Tuesday that talking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped athletes to do better.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member and Founder-Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani, lavished praise on the Indian contingent for their record-breaking display at the recently concluded Paris Paralympics.
The Indian contingent concluded its historic Paris Paralympics campaign with a total of 29 medals, including seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals, the most by the country in the history of the competition.
With this landmark campaign, India has surpassed their previously most-successful campaign at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which gave them 19 medals, including five golds, eight silver and six bronze medals, as per Olympics.com.
PM Modi held a telephonic conversation with Ajeet Singh Yadav, Sundar Singh Gurjar, Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, and Deepthi Jeevanji, who have won medals in the Paralympic Games.
The Indian contingent has added 21 medals to its constantly growing tally (three gold, eight silver and ten bronze) and will have an opportunity to further extend its record medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics.
The Indian contingent has added 21 medals to its constantly growing tally (three gold, eight silver and ten bronze) and will have an opportunity to further extend its record medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics.