This time India created history in Paris Paralympics. This is India’s best performance in any Paralympics. India has won a total of 22 medals so far. On this, PM Modi also congratulated all the medal winners over the phone. Prime Minister Modi is currently on a visit to Brunei-Singapore. Still, he is working to boost the morale of the players. During this, he spoke on the phone to Ajit Singh Yadav, Sundar Singh Gurjar, Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu and Deepthi Jeevanji who won medals in the Paralympic Games.
The Prime Minister shared his happiness with the Paralympic players on India’s best performance so far. He told the players that their performance has inspired the youth of the country. It is their contribution that so many sports are gaining popularity today. Along with this, the PM said that the players should not worry about the color of their medals. They should celebrate their victory, because each one of them has made the country proud.
India won 22 medals
Indian athletes continue to dominate the Paris Paralympics. On Wednesday, archer Harvinder Singh created history by winning the gold medal in the final. Now India has 22 medals in the Paris Paralympics. These include four gold, eight silver and 10 bronze. With this, India has reached the 15th position in the medal table of the Paralympics. Harvinder won the gold medal by defeating Poland’s Lukas Ciszek 6-0 in the final.
Archer Harvinder was also congratulated
After Harvinder’s victory, the PM also congratulated him by posting on X. He wrote a very special gold medal in para archery. Congratulations to Harvinder Singh for winning the gold medal in the men’s individual recurve open at the Paralympics 2024. Along with this, he wrote that Harvinder’s accuracy, focus and unwavering spirit are superb. India is very happy with his achievement.
This time India is writing a new history every day in Paris Paralympics. India has achieved a double podium finish in club throw F51. Dharambir has won the gold medal for the country with a throw of 34.92 meters. Pranav Surma also won the silver with the best throw of 34.59. India has won 24 medals so far. This is India’s fifth gold medal.
It was another great day for India. Sachin opened the medal account with a silver on Wednesday. After this, archer Harvinder Singh created history by winning gold. Late night, Dharambir Singh won the second gold medal for India in a single day, while Pranav ended the day by winning silver. Not only this, with this amazing performance of the players, India has also jumped in the points table. India has now come to the 13th position.
All is well that ends well
It is said that all is well that ends well. Something similar happened in men’s throw on Wednesday. Player Dharambir had a bad start. His first four throws were fouls. But in the 5th throw, he put all his strength, due to which this throw covered a distance of 34.92 meters. In the end, this throw of Dharambir gave gold to India. Along with this, on the other hand, Pranav Surma made his first throw of 34.59 meters. This was his best performance. This throw won him the silver medal. At the same time, another Indian player Amit Kumar was disappointed in the same game. 10 athletes were selected in the final and he was at number 10.
These players won gold
India has so far won a total of 24 medals in Paris Paralympics 2024, which includes five gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals. India has also equaled winning gold in Tokyo Paralympics. India had also won 5 gold in Tokyo. During this time, India has reached 13th position in the medal tally in Paralympics. So far for India, Avni Lekhara in shooting, Nitesh Kumar in badminton, Sumit Antil in javelin throw, Harvinder Singh in archery and Dharambir in club throw have won gold medals.