India Paralympics Medalists Return Home, Given Grand Welcome

07.09.2024 - 15:45 sports.ndtv.com

Indian Paralympic athletes received a grand welcome at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on their return home from Paris, after putting up a record-breaking show at the Paris Paralympics.

On Saturday morning, half of the Indian contingent made their return home after taking part in the Paris Paralympics. Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal, Pranav Soorma, Rakesh Kumar, and Manish Narwal are among others who touched down in Delhi.

Fans outside the Delhi airport gathered in huge numbers and greeted the para-athletes by showering flower petals on them. India's #ParisParalympics2024 Para Shooting Para Archery and Para - Athletics stars Return Home!The returning contingent included many medalists including Gold medalist Avani Lekhara, Silver medalist Manish Narwal, Pranav Soorma and Bronze medalists Rubina...

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