{"id":129207,"date":"2024-09-06T17:47:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/06\/pm-narendra-modi-calls-up-paralympic-medallists-says-their-accomplishments-biggest-gift-to-country-paris-paralympics-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T17:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:47:19","slug":"pm-narendra-modi-calls-up-paralympic-medallists-says-their-accomplishments-biggest-gift-to-country-paris-paralympics-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/06\/pm-narendra-modi-calls-up-paralympic-medallists-says-their-accomplishments-biggest-gift-to-country-paris-paralympics-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Narendra Modi calls up Paralympic medallists, says their accomplishments &#8216;biggest gift to country&#8217; | Paris Paralympics News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-113134749,imgsize-51162.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"PM Narendra Modi calls up Paralympic medallists, says their accomplishments &#8216;biggest gift to country&#8217; | Paris Paralympics News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"PM Narendra Modi calls up Paralympic medallists, says their accomplishments &#8216;biggest gift to country&#8217; | Paris Paralympics News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Narendra Modi<\/a> on Friday held a telephonic conversation with India&#8217;s newest <!-- -->Paris Paralympics<!-- --> medallists, congratulating them on their achievements. <br \/>During the call, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">PM Modi<\/a> described their victories as the &#8216;biggest gift to the country&#8217;. <br \/>The conversation included medal winners Harvinder Singh, Kapil Parmar, Pranav Soorma, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and Dharambir.<br \/>The PM expressed his admiration for the athletes&#8217; performances and also acknowledged the significant role their coaches played. <br \/>India&#8217;s medal tally at the ongoing Games has got to 26, featuring six gold, nine silver and 11 bronze medals. <br \/>This is now the highest number of gold medals India has ever secured at a Paralympics event, surpassing the five golds won in Tokyo 2020. <br \/>Additionally, it is the most total medals ever achieved by India at the Paralympics, outdoing the 19 medals won in the previous Tokyo games.<br \/>On Thursday, Kapil Parmar won a bronze medal in the men&#8217;s -60kg J1 contest by defeating Brazil&#8217;s Elielton de Oliveira. Parmar executed an Ippon in 33 seconds, securing the bronze medal in a swift manner and marking India&#8217;s 25th medal at the ongoing games.<br \/>Harvinder Singh also claimed India&#8217;s first-ever gold medal in para-archery at the Paralympics. Harvinder triumphed over Poland&#8217;s Lukasz Ciszek in a decisive 6-0 final.<br \/>Sachin Sarjerao Khilari earned a silver medal in the men&#8217;s shot put F46 final on Wednesday, achieving a 16.32-metre throw, which also set an area best. Khilari narrowly missed out on the gold medal by 0.6 meters.<br \/>India continued its series of double podium finishes with para-athletes Dharambir and Pranav Soorma winning gold and silver medals, respectively, in the men&#8217;s club throw F51 final. <br \/>Dharambir&#8217;s record-breaking throw matched India&#8217;s five gold medal tally from the Tokyo edition and set a new Asian Record with a 34.92-meter throw. 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