Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a congratulatory call to Paralympics 2024 medal winners Harvinder Singh, and Dharambir among others. Modi dialled the champion athletes and congratulated them for their achievements at the Paris Paralympics 2024.
The Prime Minister called Harvinder, Dharambir, Kapil Parmar, Pranav Soorma, and Sachin Sarjerao Khilari after India's historic performance at the Summer Games. Modi highlighted that bringing medals is the biggest gift for the country. He also appreciated the efforts of the coaches, who work day and night to train these athletes and help them bring glory to the country.
The Indian contingent has created history at the ongoing Paris Paralympics with a record medal haul. India have bagged 26 medals already after a gold medal from high jumper Praveen Kumar on Friday, September 6. Praveen clinched a gold in the high jump T64 category, giving India an unprecedented sixth gold in a single Edition of the Games.
Modi had also shared a post on social media platform X to congratulate Praveen for his historic performance. "Congratulations to Praveen Kumar for scaling new heights and winning a Gold in the Men's High Jump T64 at the Paralympics2024! His determination and tenacity have brought glory to our nation. India is proud of him!" Modi wrote in a post on X.
India's best-ever medal haul came in the Tokyo Games in 2021 when a 54-member contingent brought home a record 19 medals. Five of them were gold medals. This time around, the 84-member contingent has already given 26 medals till Praveen's victory with several more medals in the pipeline.
Meanwhile the IOC member and Founder-Chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani also congratulated the athletes for their performances. "Every day in Paris, Team India continues to inspire and make the tricolour proud at the ongoing Paralympic Games! Many congratulations to Praveen Kumar, Kapil Parmar, Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, Harvinder Singh, Sachin Khilari, Ajeet Singh, Sundar Singh Gurjar, Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, and Deepthi Jeevanji for their wins that have taken India's medal tally to our highest ever in Paralympic history, 26 and counting! With every appearance on the global stage, our athletes reaffirm India's vision of becoming a truly multi-sporting nation! More power to them and best wishes for the Games ahead," she said.
