Prime Minister Narendra Modi met India's trailblazing Paralympians at his residence on Thursday to congratulate them for their record-smashing haul of 29 medals at the recently-concluded Paris Games. In a 43-second video shared by the sports ministry, the PM can be seen congratulating the medal winners before an interaction with them. Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) head Devendra Jhajharia were also present during this interaction.
"Itna Gussa Kaise...": PM Narendra Modi's Special Meet With Paris Paralympics Gold Medallist Navdeep Singh
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PM Narendra Modi met India's trailblazing Paralympians at his residence on Thursday to congratulate them for their record-smashing haul of 29 medals at Paris Paralympics
PM Narendra Modi (right) with Paris Paralympics gold medallist Navdeep Singh.© Instagram/@narendramodi
Navdeep's aggression after his every attempt at the javelin final became a talking point. His energy was even compared to that of star India cricketer Virat Kohli.
"Baad mein itna gussa kaise karte ho (Why do you get so much angry after the throw)?" asked PM Modi.
Navdeep replied: "Sir, last time I came fourth. This time I had promised you and I have done it (won the medal)."
India gave its best-ever performance in the Paralympic Games by winning 29 medals, including an unprecedented seven gold, nine silver and 13 bronze medals.
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The 84-strong contingent surpassed the previous best of 19 medals that was achieved in the Tokyo Games three years ago.
The stupendous performance included many firsts such as medals in track events of athletics, and a gold in archery (through Harvinder Singh).
Since returning to the country, the Paralympians have been feted by the government with sports minister Mandaviya handing out Rs 75 lakh to the gold-medallists, Rs 50 lakh to the silver winners and Rs 30 lakh to the athletes who bagged bronze in the Games.
Those excelling in mixed teams events, like armless archer Sheetal Devi, who won a bronze along with Rakesh Kumar, got richer by Rs 22.5 lakh.
(With PTI Inputs)
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