Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to the athletes who won medals in the Paralympics and congratulated them on winning medals in the games. India has won a total of five medals at the Paris Paralympic Games till Sunday. Shooter Avani Lekhara gave India its first gold. Avani won the gold medal in the women’s 10 meter air rifle (SH1) event at the Paris Paralympics, while India’s Mona Agarwal made the day memorable by winning the bronze medal in this event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke on telephone to the Indian players who have won medals so far in the Paralympic Games. These included Mona Aggarwal, Preeti Pal, Manish Narwal and Rubina Francis. However, the Prime Minister could not talk to gold medalist Avani Lekhara, because at that time she was participating in the mixed 10 meter air rifle prone (SH1) event of the Paralympic Games. However, he wished Avani Lekhara success in her next competitions in sports. The Prime Minister congratulated the athletes who won the medals and said that they have made the country proud with their performance.
Indian shooter Avani Lekhara finished 11th while Siddharth Babu finished 28th in the mixed 10 meter air rifle prone (SH1) event of the Paralympic Games on Sunday and thus could not qualify for the final.
Manish Narwal missed out on a gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol (SH1) event but Preeti Pal won the bronze medal in the women’s T35 category 100m event with a personal best timing of 14.21 seconds to give India a place in the track event at the Paralympics. Won the first athletics medal. Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Manish Narwal won a silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol (SH1) event at the Paris Paralympics. Rubina Francis gave the country its fourth medal in shooting by winning a bronze medal in the final of the women’s air pistol SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
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In the mixed 10m air rifle prone (SH2) qualification, Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna finished 26th with a total score of 630.2. Avani could not repeat her historic gold medal winning performance in the 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 and despite a good start, failed to make the finals with a total score of 628.8 points. Siddharth scored 628.3.
Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had congratulated the athletes on social media for winning medals. On Avani winning gold, he wrote, “India opened its medal account in Paralympics 2024.” Congratulations to Avani Lekhara on winning a medal in the R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 event. Avani Lekhara has created history. Avani Lekhara is the first Indian female athlete to win three Paralympic medals. His dedication continues to make India proud.
In another post, the Prime Minister wrote, “Congratulations to Mona Agarwal on winning the bronze medal in the R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024.” His remarkable achievements reflect his dedication and pursuit of excellence. India is proud of Mona.
