Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur presented cash awards to para-athletes on Thursday for their exceptional performances in India's record-breaking performance in the recently concluded 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.
Commending India's para-athletes for taking the country to its highest medal tally of 111 at the Asian Para Games, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said their stupendous and record-shattering achievements at Hangzhou, China have filled fellow countrymen with pride.
India para-athletes who clinched a record medal tally in the Asian Para Games expressed their excitement to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Information & Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur interacted and spent quality time with the Medalists of Asian Para Games 2022 on Tuesday after their historic win at the Games winning a rich haul of 111 medals including a record 29 Golds.
Para-archers Rakesh Kumar, Sheetal Devi and Sarita were groomed at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Sports Complex here have once again created history and made the country and Jammu and Kashmir proud by winning five medals at Asian Para Games in Hangzhou in different categories of Archery even
Indian para-athletes on Saturday created history as they claimed their 100th medal of the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou with Dilip Mahadu Gavit claiming a gold medal.