Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 5: The International Youth Development Foundation (IYDF), in collaboration with Saini Flower Decoration, organized a charitable event at Manisha Mandir, an orphanage located in the Viram Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow. The event was aimed at providing ca
Para-badminton medalists Thulasimathi Murugesan (silver in women's singles SU5), Manisha Ramadass (bronze in women's singles SU5), Nithya Sivan (bronze in women's singles SH6) and men's high jump T63 bronze medalist Mariyappan Thangavelu were among the ones present for felicitation.
The Indian player executed the Ippon in 33 seconds to end the contest and take the bronze medal within the blink of an eye. Kapil's triumph marked India's 25th medal at the ongoing edition of the Paralympics.
India won five medals in badminton--one gold, two silver, and two bronze - their most in any version of the Paralympic Games, and secured podiums in the women's events for the first time at the recently concluded event in Paris.
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.
After clinching the silver medal at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024, para-shuttler Thulasimathi Murugesan dedicated the medal to her father as he pushed her into the sports.
India has been performing really well at the ongoing Paralympics, having won three gold medals, five silvers and seven bronze medals. The contingent has earned 15 medals in total and are just five medals away from outdoing their record tally of 19 medals from Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated para-badminton players Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manisha Ramadass following their silver and bronze medals respectively in the women's singles SU5 category at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian medal winners Nitish Kumar and Yogesh Kathuniya following their medals in Badminton and Discuss Throw respectively at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday.