.jpg "PM Narendra Modi poses for a photo with India's Tokyo Paralympics athletes on Thursday during a breakfast hosted by him at his residence in New Delhi.")
With 19 medals in Tokyo including five gold, this was India's best-ever Paralympics show and finished 24th overall
Jhajharia, the first Indian Paralympian to win two gold medals at the Paralympics, said that Neeraj has brought much-awaited respect and recognition to the game
The PCI's selection committee picked the team after a two-day trial at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on June 29 and 30. The selection meeting was chaired by PCI chief Deepa Malik
.jpg "Devendra Jhajharia won silver at the Tokyo Paralympics adding to the two gold medals he grabbed in 2004 and 2016 editions.")
This year's awards were delayed after the government decided to wait for India’s performance at both the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo
Jhajharia, 40, won his first gold in F-46 category in 2004 Athens Paralympics and then won his second top medal in the 2016 Rio Games
Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar win silver and bronze respectively in the men's javelin throw F46 event at Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020
