PM Modi was speaking to para-athletes following their historic Paris Paralympics campaign at his residence 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian contingent of the Paris Paralympics at his residence 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital on Thursday.
India's Paralympic silver medallist para-athlete Yogesh Kathuniya said on Tuesday that talking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped athletes to do better.
After his exit from Trinamool Congress (TMC) Jawhar Sircar on Monday said his exit from politics will not weaken his commitment to his values and his advocacy for women's rights, adding, "Main rajneeti chodh raha hu lekin neeti nahin chodhunga" (I am leaving politics, but not my principles).
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.
India enjoyed double podium finishes on Tuesday too after Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar claimed silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's javelin throw F46 event and moments later, the duo of Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won the bronze and silver medals in the men'
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.