Watch: PM Modi meets Paris Paralympic players at his residence in Delhi, interacts with medalists

The Indian contingent of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi.

The players returned back to India after their record-breaking performance in various games.

The Indian contingent won 29 medals, including seven golds, nine silvers, and 13 bronze medals.

“We had discussions on a lot of issues. He spoke to us personally…I always wanted to meet PM Modi personally and now I got this opportunity. He asked about my children and my family. It is a really good feeling that the Prime Minister of the country is very well aware of our families,” Mona Agarwal. 

Agarwal won Bronze Medal at Paralympic in Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event.

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Nikhil Khadse, and Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Devendra Jhajharia were also present during the meeting.

Paralympic gold medallist Avani Lekhara gifted PM Modi a signed Indian jersey.

In the T64 high jump event, Praveen Kumar stood at the top of the podium with an Asian record-breaking jump of 2.08 m, landing India their sixth gold. India finished the competition with seven gold medals.

India also found its first-ever archery champion across the Olympics and Paralympics, with Harvinder Singh getting the gold in the individual recurve para-archery against Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek.

Indian javelin throw ace Sumit Antil became the first Indian male to defend their Paralympics title, making it back-to-back gold in the F64 event with a stunning Paralympic record-breaking throw of 70.59 m. He broke his own previous record set during the Tokyo 2020 not once, but thrice.