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New Delhi: A 54-member, largest ever Indian contingent was given a formal and virtual send-off today to Tokyo Paralympic Games by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur. The athletes were addressed and sent best wishes by Thakur via a video message. Minister of Tourism G.K Reddy, and MoS External Affairs and Culture, Meenakshi Lekhi were also present and addressed the athletes.
The Paralympic Games will be held between Tuesday, August 24, 2021 and Sunday, September 5, 2021 in Tokyo.
The 54 athletes from India will be competing in 9 sports disciplines including Archery, Athletics (Track and Field), Badminton, Swimming, Weight Lifting among others.
Deepa Malik, President of Paralympic Committee of India said “Everyone has worked very hard and we are looking at very amazing competition at Tokyo 2020 and are very confident that we are going to bring lot of joy, lot of glory to the tricolour.”
At the formal send-off ceremony, Thakur said, “The passion of our Para-Athletes shows their phenomenal human spirit. Remember that when you play for India you will have a 130 crore Indians cheering for you!”
– global bihari bureau
