Indian Contingent Receives Rousing Welcome On Return Dwelling From Paris Paralympics

The Indian Paris Paralympics contingent touched down on the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday. People gathered in massive numbers to welcome them for his or her record-breaking efficiency on the multi-sport occasion. People additionally danced to the beats of dhols. Para javelin thrower Sumit Antil and para archer Harvinder Singh had been among the many others who returned to New Delhi on Tuesday. The Indian contingent concluded its Paralympics marketing campaign in Paris on Sunday with a file haul of 29 medals, together with seven golds, 9 silvers, and 13 bronzes.

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India stood on the 18th place within the factors desk, with a complete of 29 medals – 7 golds, 9 silvers and 13 bronze. pic.twitter.com/ra7GZOLf48

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The 29-medal tally is essentially the most by India within the historical past of the Paralympics. Following the conclusion of the landmark marketing campaign, India surpassed its file medal tally of 19, which was achieved on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. India ended the marquee occasion within the 18th place.

India rewrote a number of data and unlocked some new “firsts” on the Paralympic Games. Para-shooter Avani Lekhara turned the primary ever Indian lady to safe two Paralympic gold medals as she managed to defend her ladies’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 capturing title with a world file rating of 249.7 factors.

India recorded a one-two end at a para-athletics competitors for the primary time, with Dharambir and Parnav Soorma clinching gold and silver, respectively, within the males’s membership throw F51 occasion. This was amongst India’s first-ever medals on this sport. Dharambir additionally set an Asian file of 34.92 m.

In the T64 excessive soar occasion, Praveen Kumar stood on the high of the rostrum with an Asian record-breaking soar of two.08 m, touchdown India their sixth gold. India completed the competitors with seven gold medals.

India additionally discovered its first-ever archery champion throughout the Olympics and Paralympics, with Harvinder Singh getting the gold within the particular person recurve para-archery towards Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek.

Indian javelin throw ace Sumit Antil turned the primary Indian male to defend their Paralympics title, making it back-to-back gold within the F64 occasion with a surprising Paralympic record-breaking throw of 70.59 m. He broke his personal earlier file set in the course of the Tokyo 2020 not as soon as, however thrice.

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