Legendary Kapil Dev sends his best wishes to the India Paralympics contingent

India's 1983 World Cup-winning cricket captain, Kapil Dev, extended his heartfelt good wishes to the entire Indian Paralympics contingent heading to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Just a few more days are left for the Paris Paralympics 2024 to get underway. The Indian Paralympics team is all set for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris with its largest-ever Paralympics contingent of 84 athletes. In a crazy fact, the India Paralympics team had won more medals in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics alone than they did in all the previous editions combined. India won 19 medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics whereas they had won a total of 12 medals between the Paralympic Games debut at Tel Aviv in 1968 and the Rio Paralympics 2016. The focus now shifts to the India Paralympics contingent for the Paris Paralympics 2024.

Legendary Kapil Dev sends his best wishes to the India Paralympics contingent

The Indian Paralympics team will be hopeful of winning more medals in Paris. With 3 days left for the Paris Paralympics 2024 which is starting on August 28, the India Paralympics team is training harder than ever to put on their best-ever performance following the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics success. Amidst all the excitement, India's 1983 World Cup-winning cricket captain, Kapil Dev, extended his heartfelt good wishes to the Indian Paralympics contingent heading to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

🏏 Legendary Kapil Dev Sends His Best Wishes to Team India! 🇮🇳

India's 1983 World Cup-winning cricket captain, Kapil Dev, extends his heartfelt good wishes to the entire Indian contingent heading to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games! 🌟

His message of encouragement reflects the… pic.twitter.com/t7lRMHCiIt

— Paralympic Committee of India (@PCI_IN_Official) August 24, 2024

The 84-member squad is a perfect combination of experienced Paralympians and young athletes. Sumit Antil, Avani Lekhara, Manish Narwal and Krishna Nagar are all set to lead the Indian team with their impressive track records and recent successes. They are joined by Sheetal Devi, Manasi Joshi, Mona Agarwal, Bhagyashree Jadhav and Harvinder Singh who are all ready to clinch gold medals at the Paris Paralympics. It will be interesting to see whether the India Paralympics team can better their medal tally in Paris Paralympics 2024.

Our para-athletes are all set to make India proud as they head to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games! With determination in their hearts and the support of the nation, they will compete in various disciplines, aiming for an extraordinary performance.

Accompanying them is Shri… pic.twitter.com/8jaVyMwqMS

— Paralympic Committee of India (@PCI_IN_Official) August 25, 2024

 

The 2024 Paralympic Games will run from August 28 to September 8. Sumit Antil and Bhagyashree Jadhav are India's flagbearers at the Paris Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony which takes place on Wednesday, August 28. The record-breaking performances by our athletes in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics edition have certainly fueled the nation's hopes for success at the Paris Paralympics 2024. India won 19 medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics five gold, eight silver and six bronze.

The members of India's #ParaAthletics, #ParaBadminton🏸, #ParaCycling & #ParaTableTennis🏓 teams along with other contingent members were given a warm send by officials for #ParisParalympics2024🇫🇷 at Delhi's IGI Airport. Take a look👇

Let's #Cheer4Bharat🇮🇳, cheer for these… pic.twitter.com/2tw13BiRMc

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 25, 2024