Watch: PM Narendra Modi sits on the floor to receive cap from Paralympic javelin star Navdeep Singh

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a heartwarming moment with India’s Paris Paralympics champions the whole way through a special meeting on Thursday, September 12. Internet hosting the Paralympians at his residence in New Delhi, PM Modi congratulated them on their historic achievements. In an in particular touching gesture, he sat on the ground while javelin gold medalist Navdeep Singh placed a gifted cap on his head, ensuring the Delhi para-athlete may accomplish that conveniently.

At some point of their candid meeting, PM Modi and Navdeep Singh shared a delicate-hearted moment. In a video posted on Instagram by the Prime Minister, Modi humorously inquired about Navdeep’s expletive-laden roar the whole way at some stage in the javelin F41 final on the Paralympics, where athletes with short stature compete.

Navdeep Singh clinched India’s seventh gold medal on the Paralympics with a non-public best throw of 47.32 meters. The young Delhi athlete, overwhelmed by emotion, celebrated passionately after sending the javelin soaring into the night sky in Paris.

PM Modi lightheartedly asked Navdeep Singh if he felt taller when the Prime Minister sat on the ground to receive the special gift, adding a dash of humor to their heartfelt meeting.

“Lag raha na tum mujhse bade ho na? (Do you teel taller than me now?),” PM Modi asked.

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Navdeep Singh requested PM Modi to sign an autograph on his throwing arm, prompting the Prime Minister to note that, like him, Navdeep grow to be also a left-hander.

Navdeep Singh recalled having promised PM Modi that he would win a gold medal on the Games, a promise he fulfilled, bringing glory to the nation.

Despite facing a lot of challenges, including a physical disability that left him standing at just Four feet Four inches tall, Navdeep Singh’s get to the bottom of to excel in sports remained unshaken.

Navdeep Singh’s journey began in 2016, inspired by Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. Initially drawn to wrestling, following the whole way at some stage in the footsteps of his father, Dalbir Singh, a national-level wrestler, Navdeep shifted his focus to para-javelin throw after being inspired by para-athlete Sandeep Chaudhary. Below Chaudhary’s mentorship, Navdeep honed his skills and won a gold medal on the 2017 Asian Formative years Para Games in Dubai, marking the start of his a success career.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Navdeep Singh clinched gold with a non-public best throw of 47.32 meters, surpassing the previous Paralympic record held by China’s Pengxiang Sun from Tokyo 2021. Initially finishing second behind Iran’s Beit Sadegh, who threw 47.64 meters, Navdeep’s silver medal grow to be upgraded to gold following Sadegh’s disqualification for unsporting conduct.