Indian contingent from Paris Paralympics returns to New Delhi
The Indian contingent from the Paris Paralympics has returned today to New Delhi. They received a rousing welcome with the beats of drums and garlands at IGI Airport.
The Indian contingent from the Paris Paralympics has returned today to New Delhi. They received a rousing welcome with the beats of drums and garlands at IGI Airport.
The world number one, who had previously triumphed at the Australian Open earlier this year, made history by becoming the first Italian man to win the US Open title.
Earlier, Australia’s Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson won the 2024 US Open men’s doubles title, defeating Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in straight sets.
Neha won bronze medal, beating Hungarian grappler Gerda Terek 10-8 in the women’s 57 kg freestyle division. She had won the yellow metal in the U17 World Championships
On her way to the final, Jyoti defeated Mongolian, Chinese, and Turkish opponents. This was India’s second consecutive world U20 title in women’s 76 kg
PM Narendra Modi has also congratulated all the medal winners at the Paris Paralympics for winning highest number of medals in a single edition of the Paralympics.
In Para-archery, Archer Pooja will feature in the women’s recurve event. Earlier, in para-shooting, Avani Lekhara finished 5th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final