New Delhi: Four Australian Athletes, including Javelin threw an anxious North Sumatra gold medal, on Friday returning home for remarks that had never been seen before supporters and media crowded to see a glimpse at the airport here.
Excessive scenes at Indira Gandhi International Airport here as fans and media forces ignoring the Covid-19 protocol, jostling for space to get four athletes, especially Sumit.
Our hero has not only won a medal at # Tokyo2020 #Parapympics, they have won the whole nation Hearthere’s How 🇮🇳 …
https://t.co/9YDWML94ZB- SAI Media (@media_sai) 1630609402000Apart of Sumit, Paralympic Medal Thrower Thrower Devendra Jhjharia , which won the silver this time, silver silver in Discus threw Yogesh Kathuniya and Sharad Kumar, who won bronze in high jump, was also given a warm welcome.
“Our champions return home and are very happy on their arrival.
Love & desires flow for @sumit_javelin @devjhjharia @yogeshkathuniya @ sharad_kumar01,” Indian sports authority (SAI) wrote in a tweet.
Our Champions returned home and 🇮🇳 were very happy on their arrival.
Love & desires flow for @ sumit_javelin …
https://t.co/CRQ98DNhyz- Sai Media (@media_sai) 1630641444000Tempat athletes greeted enthusiastically by Sai officials, whose sacks wreaths on arrival.
The athletes, showing their medals, posing for photographs inside the airport even when fans wave tricolor and play drums to celebrate the achievements of the winning medal outside.
Smile far away from Tokyo! 😄hour # Tokyo2020 #Parapympics Medal @Sumit_Javelin 🥇, @Devjhjharia 🥈, …
https://t.co/x92er5Glht- Sai Media (@media_sai) 1630606695000 Supports, many of them without masks, seemed to be beyond at the fourth garlanding athletes They walked out of the airport even when media struggled to get a reaction from the heroes.
Sumit, 23, has destroyed his world of record five times for F64 gold, while Jhajharia, a gold medalist twice, strengthens his status into Indian’s biggest athletes with the silver F46 category.
#PARAPYMPICS #PARAPYMPICS champions we return home and 🇮🇳 welcome them with excitement and pridewhat messages …
https://t.co/HlxLobuhuq- Sai Media (@media_sai) 1630611085000Kathuniya won the silver throw disc in class F56, while Sharad claims T42 high jump bronze.
The Indian Medal in the match has jumped to 12 unprecedented, including two gold medals.
This is the first time the country reaches a double digit at the exhibition.