Sports Minister felicitates Paralympic medal winners
The Indian athletes who won 19 medals, including five gold and eight silver in the Tokyo Paralympics, were felicitated by the Sports Ministry in a warm and fitting function on Wednesday.
Three-time Paralympics medallist Devendra Jhajaria, who had won gold in 2004 and 2016, apart from a silver this time, was overwhelmed by the response from the whole nation, as he proudly said, “I have succeeded in my mission today.”
Jhajaria had spent his own money to compete in the 2004 Athens Olympics, and has seen the paralympic movement grow to inspiring heights. He said that the entire contingent was inspired by the Prime Minister’s interaction with the athletes.
“Our country gives so much respect to sports persons, that other countries are learning from our prime minister,” Jhajaria said.
Suhas Yathiraj, the District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar,
Table tennis medallist Bhavina Patel said that she gained immensely by playing against an advanced robot which provided tremendous variety in improving her game.
