As year 2023 winds to a close, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled India’s achievement in sports throughout 2023 and lavished praise on Indian athletes who participated in the Asian Games and Asian Para Games Hangzhou.
Indian athletes brought home 111 medals at the ongoing Asian Para Games. The country’s previous best was 72 medals in the 2018 event in Indonesia. Notably, India finished their Asian Games campaign at Hangzhou in China with a record haul of 107 medals – 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze.
Adressing the nation on the final episode of his programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ for this year, Prime Minister Modi said 2023 was auspicious for sports in the country as the athletes, through their rousing and historic performances in the Hangzhou Games, has set the tone for more sporting achievements.
PM Modi showered praise on India’s sportspersons for their ‘outstanding’ efforts at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games. “This year our athletes also performed marvellously in sports. Our players won 107 medals in the Asian Games and 111 medals in the Asian Para Games. The achievements of players in many other sports added to the glory of the country,” Prime Minister Modi said during his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on Sunday.
He stated that the whole nation was now encouraging athletes to compete in the highly-anticipated Paris Olympics in 2024.
“Paris Olympics will be held in 2024 and the whole country is encouraging our athletes to push for glory at the event,” he added.
