PM Modi hails ‘indomitable spirit’ of para-athletes as India secures 29 medals in best-ever campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the “indomitable spirit” of para-athletes like India won a total of 29 medals at the Paris ParalympicsIndia witnessed its “best ever campaign” at the 2024 edition of the Paralympics, bagging seven gold, nine silver and 13 bronze medals.

It is noteworthy that this was the number of medals won by India in the history of the competition.

“The 2024 Paralympic Games have been special and historic. India is delighted that our incredible Paralympic athletes have brought home 29 medals, which is the best performance since India’s debut at the Games. This achievement is down to the unwavering dedication and indomitable spirit of our athletes. His sporting performances have left us with many moments to remember. and inspired several emerging athletes,” PM Modi wrote on X (formerly Twitter)

India has surpassed its previous record at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics where it bagged 19 medals including five gold, eight silver and six bronze.

At the recent Paralympic Games, India not only surpassed this impressive tally but also crossed the milestone of 50 medals in the history of the competition.

This achievement was made possible by A delegation of 84 para-athletes, competing in 12 disciplines from August 28 to Sundaya significant increase from the nine sports represented in Tokyo.

Notably, India expanded its participation to include new events such as para-cycling, para-rowing and blind judo, setting several records and reaching new milestones in the process.

India’s medallists at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games:

-Avani Lekhara (shooting, women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1, gold)

-Mona Agarwal (Shooting, Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1, Bronze)

-Preethi Pal (Athletics, Women’s 100m T35, Bronze)

-Manish Narwal (shooting, men’s 10m air pistol SH1, silver)

-Rubina Francis (Shooting, Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1, Bronze)

-Preethi Pal (shooting, women’s 10m air pistol SH1, bronze)

-Nishad Kumar (Athletics, men’s high jump T47, silver)

-Yogesh Kathuniya (Athletics, Men’s Discus Throw F56, silver)

-Nitesh Kumar (badminton, men’s singles SL3, gold)

-Thulasimathi Murugesan (badminton, women’s singles SU5, silver)

-Manisha Ramadass (badminton, women’s singles SU5, bronze)

-Suhas Yathiraj (badminton, men’s singles SL4, silver)

-Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi (Archery, Open Compound Mixed Team, Bronze)

-Sumit Antil (Athletics, F64 Javelin Throw, Gold)

-Nithya Sre Sivan (badminton, women’s singles SH6, bronze)

-Deepthi Jeevanji (Athletics, Women’s 400m T20, bronze)

-Mariyappan Thangavelu (Athletics, Men’s High Jump T63, Bronze)

-Sharad Kumar (Athletics, Men’s High Jump T63, Silver)

-Ajeet Singh (Athletics, men’s javelin throw F46, silver)

-Sundar Singh Gurjar (Athletics, men’s javelin throw F46, bronze)

-Sachin Khilari (Athletics, Men’s Shot Put F46, silver)

-Harvinder Singh (Archery, Men’s Individual Recurve Open, Gold)

-Dharambir (Athletics, Men’s Mace Throw F51, Gold)

-Parnav Soorma (Athletics, Men’s Club Throw F51, Silver)

-Kapil Parmar (Judo, men’s -60 kg J1, bronze)

-Praveen Kumar (Athletics, Men’s High Jump T64, Gold)

-Hokato Hotozhe Sema (Athletics, men’s shot put F57, bronze)

-Simran (Athletics, Women’s 200m T12, Bronze)

-Navdeep Singh (Athletics, men’s javelin throw F41, gold).