Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal for winning medals in the women's 10m air rifle final at the ongoing Paris Paralympics on Friday.
Sports personalities Manu Bhaker and Aman Sehrawat, who made India proud by winning bronze medals at Paris Olympics, will soon be seen on the 16th season of the popular television game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC), hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Ahead of the Paris Paralympics, the head coach of India's Para Athletics team Satyanarayana hoped that they would bring home 10 medals, including at least five golds at the mega event.
Shooter Avani became the first Indian woman to clinch a pair of medals at a single Paralympics when she won the 10m air rifle gold and the 50m rifle three-position bronze in the SH1 category at the Tokyo Games. This category is for rifle shooters with lower limb impairment e.g. amputation
For India, Mansi Lather (women's freestyle 73 kg), Pulkit (women's freestyle 65 kg), Neha Sangwan (women's freestyle 57 kg) and Aditi Kumari (women's freestyle 43 kg) secured gold medals, as per Olympics.com.
India's men's hockey captain, Harmanpreet Singh, believes that youth will get inspired to win medals because of the recognition and honour that the victory brings.
A total of 117 Indian athletes participated across 16 sports at the Paris Games and India ended their campaign with six medals - one silver and five bronze.
The celebrations were held with great enthusiasm in front of the Gandhi statue, Puducherry Beach Road, where the Chief Minister felicitated achievers in various fields, including police officers, school students, and teachers, by presenting medals and prizes.
As the Nation celebrates the 78th Independence Day on August 15, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been conferred with a total of 52 Gallantry medals, the highest among all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and state police forces as well as five Shauryas.
Governor of Punjab Gulab Chand Kataria has announced the names of the Punjab Police officers to be awarded the Chief Minister's Rakshak Padak award and Chief Minister's Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Duty on the occasion of Independence Day-2024.