Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with the Paris Paralympics medal winners. Modi spoke to Paris medallists Mona Agarwal, Preethi Pal, Manish Narwal and Rubina Francis, officials informed.
India has sent its largest-ever contingent to the Paris Paralympics with an eye to register its best-ever medal haul. The Indian contingent has already brought five medals with four of them coming in shooting. In a video shared by news agency ANI, the Indian Prime Minister can be seen interacting with Manish and Rubina over a phone call.
Notably, Avani Lekhara, the only gold medallist at the Summer Games so far, was not present for the call as she had an event lined up in Paris.
While speaking to the athletes, Modi asked the athletes about their experience at the Paris Paralympics. He lauded the efforts of the athletes.
Watch PM Modi's interaction with the athletes here:
In another video, bronze medallist Preethi Pal can be seen interacting with the Indian PM and thanking him for congratulating the athletes.
The shooters have hit their targets well till now with four of them bringing medals. Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal won gold and bronze in the R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1. Manish Narwal took home a silver in the P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 category, while Rubina Francis was the latest shooter to bag a medal. She clinched a bronze in the P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event. Preethi Pal became India's first track medallist at the Paralympics as she won a bronze in the Women's 100m - T35 category.
India's best-ever finish at the Paralympics came in Tokyo 2021 when the contingent brought home 19 medals. This time the bar has been raised higher with 25 medals expected from the athletes.
