Former Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Deepa Malik said that she is hopeful that India will win more medals at the ongoing Paris Paralympics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Nishad Kumar for winning the silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event at the Paris Paralympics.
Kumar narrowly missed out on the bronze, finishing just one point behind China's He Zihao with a score of 146-147. Despite the close loss, Kumar's fourth-place finish stands as the highest achievement by an Indian compound archer in Paralympic history.
In the men's individual compound open 1/8 elimination round of para archery, India's Rakesh Kumar, currently ranked world No. 1, delivered an outstanding performance to defeat world No. 2 Ken Swagumilang of Indonesia at the Paralympics on Sunday.
The match was fiercely contested, ending in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with India athletes who have clinched a medal in the ongoing Paris Paralympic as of now.
In the men's shot put F40 final at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday, India's Ravi Rongali finished fifth with a personal best throw of 10.63 metres, narrowly missing out on a potential medal.
India's Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna fell short of his way to the final of the R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 event after finishing 26th in the qualification round at the ongoing Paris Paralympics on Sunday.
Star India para shooters Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu failed to qualify in the finals of the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event at the ongoing Paris Paralympics on Sunday.
After her bronze medal win at the Paris Paralympics, Rubina Francis' father Simon Francis said that the whole of Jabalpur and India is happy and proud.