Paris Paralympics 2024: Harvinder Singh, Preeti Pal To Be India’s Flag-Bearers In Closing Ceremony
India have so far won 26 medals in the Paris Paralympics 2024 including six gold. This is also India’s best-ever medal haul at Paralympics.
Paris: Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti Pal, who made history by turning into the first-ever Indian woman to win two medals on the Paralympics, must be would becould o.k. be the us of a’s flag bearers through the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday. Harvinder, 33, who had also scripted history by turning into the first Indian archer to clinch a gold on the Paralympics to add to the bronze he won in Tokyo in 2021, said carrying the us of a’s flag through the closing ceremony became the best possible honour he's going to have dreamed of.
“Winning gold for India has been a dream come true, and now leading our nation as a flag-bearer on the closing ceremony is the best possible honour I may per chance imagine. This victory is for everyone who believed in me, and I'm hoping to inspire many more to pursue their dreams,” said the Haryana-based Harvinder.
Preeti, 23, who clinched bronze medals in females’s T35 100m and 200m competitions with personal best timings of 14.21 and 30.01 seconds respectively, said she became extremely joyful with the news. “That is a in point of fact perfect honour to represent India as a flag bearer. This moment is now not close to me; it’s about every para-athlete who has pushed their limits to make our nation proud. I'm extremely joyful to be leading our incredible team on the closing ceremony,” she said.
Preeti, born in Uttar Pradesh, is a T35 athlete, who suffers from coordination impairments equivalent to hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. The Indian contingent’s chef de mission Satya Prakash Sangwan said in a statement that the 2 athletes’ performance will inspire the long time generations.
“Harvinder Singh’s historic gold in archery and Preeti Pal’s stellar performance in athletics have made them true ambassadors of our nation’s grit and determination. Their role as flag-bearers on the closing ceremony is a logo of the incredible journey our athletes have undertaken. Their achievements inspire us all, and I'm confident they'll continue to motivate future generations of para-athletes,” said Sangwan.
India has so a chronic way won 26 medals, including six gold and 9 silver, which is their best ever performance on the Paralympics.
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