Indian Paralympic javelin thrower Navdeep Singh lately had a heartwarming interplay with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making a second that rapidly went viral. Through the interplay, PM Modi additionally signed his package on Thursday.
The Indian contingent of the Paris Paralympics met PM Modi at his residence within the nationwide capital on Thursday.
Whereas interacting with PM Modi, Navdeep offered him with a cap. PM Modi sat down as Navdeep gently put the cap on PM Modi’s head.
He went on to ask PM Modi to signal the left facet of his jacket, which is his throwing arm as properly. PM Modi humbly agreed and signed an autograph on his left arm.
“A really touching gesture by my good friend and India’s satisfaction, Navdeep Singh,” PM Modi captioned the video on Instagram.
Through the interplay, PM Modi additionally requested Navdeep in regards to the video that went viral following his triumph, “Have you ever seen your video or not. How do you carry out with such aggression.”
To which, Navdeep replied, “Final time (Tokyo Paralympics), I had completed fourth. Earlier than leaving for Paris, I had promised you, so the promise has been fulfilled.”
Within the males’s javelin F41 occasion, Navdeep’s silver medal was upgraded to gold after the preliminary winner, Islamic Republic of Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah, bought disqualified from the ultimate.
Navdeep had initially completed second with a season-best throw of 47.32m, whereas Sadegh, earlier than the disqualification, stood on the prime with a Paralympic report of 47.64m.
Within the jam-packed Stade de France, it was a redemption arc for Navdeep after he completed fourth in Tokyo.
Navdeep was second so as among the many six individuals and began his marketing campaign within the closing with a foul try. He didn’t cease the momentum and fell over the road, which resulted in a foul try.
In his third try, Navdeep dug deep and delivered his season finest with an enormous 47.32m throw and moved to the highest spot.
Total, it was a historic marketing campaign for India. The Indian contingent concluded its historic Paralympics marketing campaign in Paris with a report haul of 29 medals, together with seven golds, 9 silvers, and 13 bronzes.
The 29-medal tally is probably the most by India within the historical past of the Paralympics. Following the conclusion of the landmark marketing campaign, India surpassed its report medal tally of 19, which was achieved on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. India ended the marquee occasion within the 18th place.
