Prime Minister Modi holds telephone conversation with Indian medallists from the Paralympics in Paris

New Delhi [India]September 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with Indian athletes who have won a medal so far in the ongoing Paralympics in Paris.

The athletes included bronze medalists Mona Agarwal, Preeti Pal and Rubina Francis and silver medalist Manish Narwal.

Prime Minister Modi congratulated all the winners and said they had made the country proud with their achievement.

Prime Minister Modi also wished gold medallist Avani Lekhara all the best in her further endeavours at the Games. She was unable to participate in the teleconference due to her participation in a sporting event at the Paralympics.

At the last Paralympics, India’s shooting team finished the campaign with five medals.

During the conversation, Manish stressed that the aim of the shooters is to improve their record and return with seven medals.

So far, India has won four medals in shooting with Mona, Preeti and Rubina winning a bronze medal each. While Lekhara won a historic gold for India in shooting.

Mona won the bronze medal in the women's 10m air rifle shooting final. In the same competition, reigning Paralympic champion Lekhara defended her gold medal by finishing on top of the podium.

The two Indians finished in the top three positions and were aiming for gold. However, in the women's 10m air rifle shooting final, Lekhra secured first place.

Lekhra dominated the women's 10m air rifle shooting final to secure the first place with a personal best score of 249.7 points. Mona took the bronze medal with a total of 228.7 points to finish third. Her success marked the first time India had achieved a double podium finish in the same event at the Paralympics.

Manish bagged the silver medal after scoring 234.9 points in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Shooting SH1. He started the competition well but dropped to sixth place midway through. However, he did not give up hope and finished the competition with a silver medal around his neck.

Francis finished third and took home a bronze medal in the Women's 10m Air Pistol SH-1 P2 final on Saturday.

Preeti secured third place and won the bronze medal after clocking a time of 14.21 seconds in the 100m race in Class 35 at the Paris Paralympics. (ANI)