The players participating in Paris Paralympics 2024 met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM also called all the Paralympians to the Prime Minister’s residence. Here the Prime Minister spoke to all the players one by one and got to know their experiences. In the games that ended 4 days ago in Paris on 8 September, India won 29 medals including 7 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze. For the first time, India was included in the top-20 of the medal tally of Para-Games, India stood at number 18. Harvinder Singh gifted his arrow to Prime Minister Modi
After meeting Prime Minister Modi, Paralympic gold medalist in archery Harvinder Singh said, ‘I gifted my arrow to Prime Minister Modi, which was used in the Paralympics. Prime Minister Modi inspired us a lot and he congratulated our team.’ Got motivation after meeting Prime Minister Modi
Table tennis Paralympic player Sonal Patel said, ‘I could not win a medal this time. But meeting Prime Minister Modi has given me motivation to win a medal next time.’ 2 days ago, the Sports Ministry honored
2 days ago, the Union Sports Ministry honored the medal winners of the Paralympics. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya gave a reward of Rs 75 lakh to the players who won gold medals, Rs 50 lakh to those who won silver and Rs 30 lakh to the players who won bronze medals at a program in Delhi on Tuesday, 10 September. Archer Sheetal Devi, who performed well in the mixed team event, was given an extra amount of Rs 22.5 lakh. Read full news Afghanistan-New Zealand Test – ball not bowled even on the fourth day The cricket test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand to be held in Greater Noida could not start even on the fourth day. Due to rain in Noida, many parts of the ground are flooded. In such a situation, the organizers have decided to cancel the fourth day’s game as well. According to the information received, it has been raining in many parts of Delhi including NCR, Greater Noida since Thursday morning. It rained intermittently on Wednesday night as well. Sources related to the ground tell that it is difficult for the ground to dry for the next few days. In such a situation, the match on Friday, 13 September may also have to be cancelled. Full news First T-20 – Australia beat England by 28 runs Australia beat England by 28 runs in the first T-20, thanks to the aggressive innings of opener Travis Head. With this win, the Kangaroo team has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3 match series. The second match of the series will be played on 13 September at the Cardiff ground. On Wednesday, 11 September, the English team won the toss and decided to bat. The Australian team was all out for 179 runs in 19.3 overs. Chasing a target of 180 runs, the host team could only make 151 runs in 19.2 overs. Travis Head was the player of the match. He played an innings of 59 runs in 23 balls. Full news
