Today, after the Indian team achieved history at the Olympics in Paris, PM Modi will meet with them. The attendees have already left their accommodation in New Delhi. Indian athletes returned home on Tuesday after winning a record-breaking 29 medals at the Paris Paralympics: seven platinum, which is 9 silver, and thirteen bronze. India had won 19 medals in the past and was ranked 24th going into the Tokyo Paralympics. This achievement broke that record. India finished in nineteenth place in Paris, having won more medals than it had set out to.

Bronze medallist Simran Sharma from the Paris Paralympics was proud to meet Prime Minister Modi, remarking, “It feels wonderful.” We are quite proud of it. PM Modi was talking to us even before we had left to participate. He gives athletes a sense of specialness, which may be the reason we’re getting so much encouragement and increasing our medal total to 29. My increases, which I wore during the races, are being gifted.”