Paralympics 2024: Sports Minister felicitates returning para athletes.

The first batch of athletes from the Paralympics in Paris, including bronze winner Deepthi Jeevanji, was felicitated by the Union Sports Minister, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, here on Thursday.

In the ongoing Paralympics in France, India has already reached an all-time record of 24 medals including five gold, and looks set to comfortably get past the goal of 25 medals, as predicted by the double Paralympic gold medallist, Devendra Jhajaria, the president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).

The Sports Minister expressed his admiration and appreciation of the athletes and said that sports was not just about winning medals.

“Each one of you has overcome the challenges life has presented and emerged as winners. You are all an inspiration to millions of youth across India,” Dr. Mandaviya said.

World champion and Asian Para Games champion, Deepthi said that she was happy to win a medal on her Paralympic debut, but promised to try and win the gold next time.