New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Tokyo Paralympics will hold a special place in the history of Indian sport and it will motivate generations of athletes to pursue the sport.
“In the history of Indian sport, Tokyo #Parektif will always have a special place.
The game will remain etched in the memory of every Indian and it will motivate generations of athletes to pursue the sport.
Every member of our contingent is the champion and the source is a champion and source of inspiration,” modi pm tweeted.
In the history of Indian sport, Tokyo #parimpics will always have a special place.
The game will remain etc …
https://t.co/7a6qfllde- narendra modi (@narendramodi) 1630837020000in another Tweet, the Prime Minister said: “The number of medals India won has historically fills our hearts with joy.
I want to Respect the coaches, support staff, and families of our athletes on their constant support to the players.
We look forward to building on our success to ensure greater participation in the sport.
“the number of medals India won historically have fulfilled our hearts with joy.
I want to appreciate the coach, …
https://t.co/n4hfudfqxz- narendra modi (@narendramodi) 1630837021000pm Modi also praised Japan for successfully accommodate Paralympic and give the world a reason to smile in an age that has never happened before.
“As I said before, the people of Japan, especially Tokyo and the Japanese government, should be commended for their outstanding hospitality, eye for detail, and spread the message of resilience and togetherness that is required through this Olympic Games,” he tweeted.
As I said earlier, the people of Japan, especially Tokyo and the Japanese Government, should be commended for …
https://t.co/dhdliv9by- narendra modi (@narendramodi) 1630837022000Kontingen India finish their campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games all-time high by securing a total of 19 medals that include five gold medals, 8 silver and 6 bronze.
India sent its largest contingent of 54 athletes in as many as nine sporting disciplines in the game.
Badminton and Taekwondo made their debut in Tokyo, both represented by India.
Since making its first appearance at the Paralympics in 1968, India has won 12 medals in total until the issue of Rio 2016.
This country has now increased massively in whole numbers with 7 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020 alone.
Of the total of 162 countries, India had finished 24th in the overall medal tally, while the achievement of 19 medals is ranked 20th based on the number of medals.
The Gold Meass of contingent India in Tokyo Paralympics are: Avani Lekhara in the 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1, Pramod Bhagat in males Singles SL3 Badminton, Krishna Nagar in men Single SH6 Badminton, Sumit Antil in men Javelin Throw F64 and Manish Narwal Pistol 50m mixture SH1.
Silver medalists are: bhavinaben patel in a single class 4 tennis table, singhraj adhana in a mixture of 50m pistol SH1, yogesh kathuniya in men discus F56, Nishad kumar in men’s high jump T47, mariyappan thangavelu in men’s high jump, praveen kumar in men Jump T64 , Devendra Jhjharia in men Javelin F46, and, Suhas Yathiraj in the single men’s Badminton SL4.
Bronze medalists are: Avani Lekhara at 50 m rifle women’s 3 Positions SH1, Harding Singh in archery recurve individual men, Sharad Kumar in men’s high jump T63, Sundar Singh Gurjar men Javelin Throw F46 Manoj Sarkar in males Singles SL3, and Singhraj Adhana In men’s 10m air pistol SH1.
Notes made by medalists India are as follows: Sumit Antil – a world record in the Javelin men’s F64 (Gold), Avani Lekhara – equaled the world record and make a Paralympic record in the 10m Air SD1 (gold), Manish Narwal – Note Paralympic in P4 the mixture 50m Pistol SH1 (Gold), Nishad Kumar – Asian records in the high jump men’s T47 (silver) and Praveen Kumar – Asian records in the high jump men’s T64 (silver).