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.
The Tokyo Paralympics gold medal defender reigned supreme in the final and broke the Paralympic record throw twice to claim his stake at the top of the podium on Monday.
The Indian contingent has added 21 medals to its constantly growing tally (three gold, eight silver and ten bronze) and will have an opportunity to further extend its record medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics.
The Indian contingent has added 21 medals to its constantly growing tally (three gold, eight silver and ten bronze) and will have an opportunity to further extend its record medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics.
After becoming the first Indian male para-athlete to successfully defend his gold at the Paralympics with a record-breaking attempt in the javelin throw F64 class final, Sumit Antil is looking to breach the 80m mark in future.
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
Indian para-shuttler Nithya Sre Sivan clinched a bronze medal in the women's para badminton SH6 category at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the para shuttler on X,
The Tokyo Paralympics gold medal defender reigned supreme in the final and broke the Paralympic record twice to claim his stake at the top of the podium.
In a moment of pride for India, para-athletes Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav led the Indian contingent, which is the largest ever in the nation's Paralympic history with 84 athletes in 12 different sports.