PM Will Interact With Indian Contingent For Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 17

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with the Indian para-athlete contingent for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on 17th August at 11 AM via video conferencing. 

 54 para-athletes from across 9 sports disciplines will be heading to Tokyo to represent the nation. This is India’s biggest ever contingent to the Paralympic Games. Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur will also be present during the interaction.

A few days back Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports had given his good wishes to our Tokyo-bound para-athletes through a video message during the Send-Off function. There are many athletes who can win medals in Tokyo. Hopes are very high but everyone knows that competition will be very tough.

The Tokyo Paralympic Games, scheduled to be held between August 24 and September 5. India will start its campaign on August 27 with men’s and women’s Archery events. Thangavelu Mariyappan, Rio 2016 Gold Medal winner, will be the flag bearer of India while Gursharan Singh shall be the Chef de Mission of the Indian team. Badminton will make its debut at the Paralympic Games, which will feature as many as seven Indian shuttlers. Indian fans can catch all the Live action of the country's para-athletes during the upcoming Paralympics with the Paralympic Committee of India awarding the rights to broadcast the Games to Eurosport India.