New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the incoming contingent of the Indian Paralympics team which won a whopping 29 medals at the recently concluded Paris Paralympic Games 2024. This was the highest-ever medal tally for India at the Paralympics.
PM Modi gave his congratulatory wishes to the entire contingent in a 43-second video shared by the sports ministry. In the event, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) head Devendra Jhajharia were also present.
On the other hand, a happy para-shooter Avni Lekhara and visually impaired judoka Kapil Parmar were seen busy clicking photos with the PM. However, it was the star javelin thrower Navdeep Sing who had earned a special place in PM Modi’s heart. The entire conversation between the two was put on PM Modi’s Instagram account.
Watch: PM Modi’s conversation with Navdeep Singh
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Paris Paralympics 2024 India medal winners list
| Athlete | Medal | Sport | Event |
| Murlikant Petkar | Gold | Swimming | Men’s 50m freestyle 3 |
| Bhimrao Kesarkar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw L6 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw L6 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Silver | Athletics | Men’s shot put L6 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s discus throw L6 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F44/ 46 |
| Rajinder Singh Rahelu | Bronze | Powerlifting | Men’s 56 kg |
| Girisha N Gowda | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump F42 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Gold | Athletics | Men’s high jump F42 |
| Varun Singh Bhati | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s high jump F42 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 |
| Deepa Malik | Silver | Athletics | Women’s shot put F53 |
| Bhavina Patel | Silver | Table Tennis | Women’s singles class 4 |
| Nishad Kumar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T47 |
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Shooting | Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Silver | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Silver | Athletics | Men’s discus throw F56 |
| Sumit Antil | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F64 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Bronze | Shooting | Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T42 |
| Sharad Kumar | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s high jump T42 |
| Praveen Kumar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T64 |
| Avani Lekhara | Bronze | Shooting | Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 |
| Harvinder Singh | Bronze | Archery | Men’s individual recurve – open |
| Manish Narwal | Gold | Shooting | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Silver | Shooting | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 |
| Pramod Bhagat | Gold | Badminton | Men’s singles SL3 |
| Manoj Sarkar | Bronze | Badminton | Men’s singles SL3 |
| Suhas Yathiraj | Silver | Badminton | Men’s singles SL4 |
| Krishna Nagar | Gold | Badminton | Men’s singles SH6 |
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Shooting | Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
| Mona Agarwal | Bronze | Shooting | Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
| Preethi Pal | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 100m T35 |
| Manish Narwal | Silver | Shooting | Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 |
| Rubina Francis | Bronze | Shooting | Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 |
| Preethi Pal | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 200m T35 |
| Nishad Kumar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T47 |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Silver | Athletics | Men’s discus throw F56 |
| Nitesh Kumar | Gold | Badminton | Men’s singles SL3 |
| Manisha Ramadass | Bronze | Badminton | Women’s singles SU5 |
| Thulasimathi Murugesan | Silver | Badminton | Women’s singles SU5 |
| Suhas Yathiraj | Silver | Badminton | Men’s singles SL4 |
| Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi | Bronze | Archery | Mixed team compound open |
| Sumit Antil | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F64 |
| Nithya Sre Sivan | Bronze | Badminton | Women’s singles SH6 |
| Deepthi Jeevanji | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 400m T20 |
| Sharad Kumar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T63 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s high jump T63 |
| Ajeet Singh | Silver | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 |
| Sachin Khilari | Silver | Athletics | Men’s shot put F46 |
| Harvinder Singh | Gold | Archery | Men’s individual recurve open |
| Dharambir | Gold | Athletics | Men’s club throw 51 |
| Pranav Soorma | Silver | Athletics | Men’s club throw 51 |
| Kapil Parmar | Bronze | Judo | Men’s -60kg J1 |
| Praveen Kumar | Gold | Athletics | Men’s high jump T64 |
| Hokato Hotozhe Sema | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s shot put F57 |
| Simran | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 200m T12 |
| Navdeep Singh | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F41 |
