File picture of javelin thrower Sumit Antil.© X (Twitter)
India can clinch 10 medals together with 5 golds in athletics on the Paralympics beginning on Wednesday, reckoned para athletics head coach Satyanarayana, including that the intention might be to higher their performances from the final version. Satyanarayana stated the Indian athletes have educated intensely for the Paris Para Video games as an general contingent of 84 athletes — 52 males and 32 girls — will participate within the occasion. It’s going to even be India’s largest contingent ever on the Paralympics.
“In Tokyo, lots of our athletes secured silver and bronze medals. Our focus this time is to transform these into gold,” Satyanarayana stated in a launch.
“The coaching has been intense, and our athletes have proven unbelievable dedication. Most of them have already reached Paris to acclimatise to the situations and proceed their rigorous coaching,” he added.
Among the many Indian athletes who’re anticipated to excel are Sumit Antil (males’s javelin F64), Mariyappan Thangavelu (males’s excessive bounce T42), Deepthi Jeevanji (girls’s 400m T20), Sachin Khilari (males’s shotput F46), Ekta Bhyan (girls’s membership throw F52) and Simran Sharma (girls’s 200m T12).
With an general 19 medals, India completed on the twenty fourth spot within the tally with 5 gold, eight silver and 6 bronze medals within the Tokyo Paralympics.
In athletics, India gained eight medals together with one gold, 5 silver and two bronze.
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