India's Paralympians supplied Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an autographed stole on Thursday at some stage in a breakfast hosted with the aid of him to felicitate the contingent at his house here.
The Indian para-athletes again from Tokyo on the again of a sensational campaign that noticed them win an unheard of 19 medals, which includes 5 gold, 8 silver and six bronze.
This changed into the u . S . A .'s first-class-ever Paralympics campaign because it finished 24th inside the overall tally.
The PM became offered with a white stole signed via all of the medal winners, which he become visible carrying round his neck.
Modi, who has been the primary to congratulate the para-athletes on call after their medal triumphing feats, become seen talking to shuttlers Suhas Yathiraj, the District Magistrate of Noida, who received a silver, gold medallist Krishna Nagar (badminton) and young Palak Kohli (badminton).
Indian shuttlers bagged 4 medals such as gold, in para badminton, which made its debut within the Paralympics.
Shooters Avani Lekhara and Singhraj Adana, who each received medals every inside the Tokyo Games, also chatted with the PM.
Lekhara, who was paralysed waist down after being involved in an twist of fate, had scripted history by means of turning into the primary Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold earlier than including a bronze to her kitty.
The 39-year-antique Adana, who's bothered with polio, clinched a silver and a bronze.
The PM additionally interacted with veteran javelin thrower Davendra Jhajharia and excessive jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu, who won gold medals in 2016 Rio Games. The duo completed on podium once more, this time with silver medals.
Also present have been table tennis participant Bhavina Patel, who received a silver, and bronze medallist recurve archer Harvinder Singh.
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