Paralympics 2024: PM Modi congratulated the athletes who won medals in paris Paralympics, praised them

Sachin Sarjerao player won the silver medal with the best throw of 16.32 meters. Sachin missed the gold medal by just 0.06 meters. Sachin had thrown 16.32 meters in his second attempt. The strong performance of the indian team continues in the paris Paralympics. india has won 21 medals so far, including three gold, eight silver, and 10 bronze. The indian team has broken the record of winning 19 medals in Tokyo. On wednesday, Sachin Sarjekrao player won the silver medal in the men's F46 shot put event. On Tuesday, Mariyappan Thangavelu won the bronze medal in the men's high jump T63 event. Now PM Modi has congratulated both of them.

The prime minister congratulated the Indian athletes

The PM on wednesday congratulated Sachin and Mariyappan by tweeting for their excellent performance. While congratulating Mariyappan, PM wrote- Congratulations to Mariyappan Thangavelu on winning the bronze medal in the men's high jump T63 event. It is commendable that he has won medals in three consecutive editions of the Paralympics. His skill, consistency, and determination are extraordinary.

At the same time, PM while congratulating Sachin wrote- Congratulations to Sachin player for his incredible achievement in the paris Paralympics. Showing a great display of strength and determination, he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F46 event. India is proud of him.

Sachin won silver

Sachin Sarjerao player won the silver medal with a best throw of 16.32 meters. Sachin missed the gold medal by just 0.06 meters. Sachin had thrown 16.32 meters in the second attempt itself. However, he could not manage to go above this. Greg Stewart of canada won the gold medal with a best throw of 16.38 meters. In this event, India's Mohammad Yasser finished eighth and Rohit Kumar ninth.

Mariyappan won bronze

Mariyappan Thangavelu won the bronze medal in the men's high jump T63 final on Tuesday. Mariyappan had won the silver medal at the tokyo Olympics. However, this time he had to settle for the bronze medal with a best jump of 1.85 meters. Mariyappan was initially interested in volleyball. Despite his condition, he used to play volleyball in school. But later his teacher inspired him to high jump. Mariyappan won the silver medal at the age of 14 by defeating normal players. In 2015, Mariyappan became world number one.