India's Chef de Mission Satya Prakash Sangwan announced on Friday that Harvinder Singh and Preeti Pal will be the flag bearers for India at the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics 2024.
India's medal tally in the ongoing Paralympics has gone up to 26, with six gold medals, nine silver medals and 11 bronze medals. This is the most gold India has ever won at a Paralympics Games event, outdoing the total of five gold in Tokyo 2020. Also, this is the most number of medals India
PM Modi called Paralympic Games medal winners Harvinder Singh, Kapil Parmar, Pranav Soorma, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and Dharambir. He congratulated them on their victory.
Harvinder Singh got his hands on India's first-ever gold medal in para-archery at the Paralympics. In a one-sided final, Harvinder ousted Poland's Lukasz Ciszek with a straight-set win, 6-0. He had a heartfelt message for young aspiring para-athletes in India. He emphasized the importance
Paralympic bronze medallist Deepthi Jeevanji on Friday received a warm welcome at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on her return home.
India's Arvind ended the men's shot put F35 final at Stade de France empty-handed, even after setting a streak of his season's best throws at the ongoing Paris Paralympics.