New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his best wishes to the Indian contingent for the Paris Paralympics 2024 which is set to get underway on August 28. The opening ceremony of the Paralympics 2024 will take place in Paris on Wednesday before the Indian contingent will begin their campaign at the Games. India have sent their biggest-ever contingent for the Paris Paralympics consisting of a total of 84 athletes.
India have sent 30 more athletes from the last edition in Tokyo where the Indian contingent had 54 athletes in total. India’s medal events at the Paris Paralympics will begin right from Day 1 of the showpiece event on August 29. Ahead of the start of India’s campaign, PM Modi took to Twitter to assure the para-athletes of support of 140 crore Indians for the Paralympics.
“140 crore Indians wish our contingent at the Paris #Paralympics 2024 the very best. The courage and determination of every athlete are a source of inspiration for the entire nation. Everyone is rooting for their success,” PM Modi wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
140 crore Indians wish our contingent at the Paris #Paralympics 2024 the very best.
The courage and determination of every athlete are a source of inspiration for the entire nation.
Everyone is rooting for their success. #Cheer4Bharat
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 28, 2024
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi had also interacted with a number of para-athletes from the Indian contingent, including the likes of javelin thrower Sumit Antil, shooter Avani Lekhara and archer Sheetal Devi among others.
Antil, who won the gold medal for India in men’s javelin throw at the Tokyo Paralympics, will be the country’s flagbearer alongside shot putter Bhagyashri Jadhav during the Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony in Paris.
India aim to breach 20-medal mark in Paris Paralympics 2024
India recorded their best-ever show at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, bagging an impressive 19 medals including 5 gold medals. It was the first time India’s medal tally reached double figures at the Paralympics and surpassed their combined tally of medals from all previous editions. India had won only 12 medals in the Paralympics since their debut in the 1968 Games but comfortably went past their overall tally in a single edition in Tokyo.
With an even bigger contingent this time around, India will be hoping to go a notch higher and breach the 20-medal mark. Antil, Avani, Sheetal, Manish Narwal, Krishna Nagar and Mona Agarwal among others are some of India’s biggest medal hopes at the Paralympics 2024.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sent a message to the Indian contingent wishing them the best ahead of the start of the Paris Paralympics 2024. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
