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Indian Paralympic professional athletes got a grand welcome at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on their return home from Paris, after installing a record-breaking program at theParis Paralympics On Saturday early morning, fifty percent of the Indian set made their return home after participating in theParis Paralympics Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal, Pranav Soorma, Rakesh Kumar, and Manish Narwal are to name a few that touched down inDelhi Fans outside the Delhi flight terminal collected in significant numbers and welcomed the para-athletes by bathing flower on them.
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Other professional athletes of the Indian set will certainly return back after the verdict of the para multi-sport occasion.
Star India parashooter Avani Lekhara stated that it was a terrific trip at the Paris Paralympics.
“It has been a good journey, and we have won many good medals this time,” Avani informed ANI.
Indian para shooter Mona Agarwal stated that her Paralympic trip was excellent.
“I am feeling very good as I am receiving so much love…My Paralympic journey was very good, as it was my first Paralympic,” Mona informed ANI.
Reigning Paralympic champ, Avani Lekhara kept her touch and advanced in the ladies’s 10m air rifle last at the Paris Paralympics onFriday She likewise ended up being the very first Indian lady to win 2 gold medals in the Games’ background.
Shooter Mona Agarwal landed the bronze medal at the very same occasion.
Meanwhile, para-archer Rakesh Kumar offered all the credit score for the triumph to his trains.
“I am feeling very good…The credit for my victory goes to my coaches…We will work hard and perform better at the next Paralympics,” Rakesh informed ANI.
The Indian archery set of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi secured the bronze medal in the Mixed Team Compound occasion with a gain Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy at the continuous Paris Paralympics.
They beat the Italian couple with a scoreline of 156-155 in the bronze medal suit of the continuous marquee occasion onMonday With this win, they landed a bronze medal for their nation.
The continuous Paris Paralympics began on August 28 and will certainly wrap up on September 8.
India’s medal tally in the continuous Paralympics has actually increased to 27, with 6 gold medals, 9 silver medals, and 12 bronze medals. This is one of the most gold India has actually ever before won at a Paralympics Games occasion, surpassing the overall of 5 golds in Tokyo 2020.
Indian para-athletes specifically have actually made the nation happy with 3 golds, 6 silvers, and 6 bronze medals, providing an overall of 15 medals.
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