Kapil permar

Banitaba Anitaba Khoram Seyed Meysam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated judoka Kapil Parmar for his memorable performance as he won a bronze medal on Thursday, the first won by the country in para-judo in the Paralympic Games here. Parmar defeated Elielton de Oliveira of Brazil by an Ippon in the Men's 60kg J1 category in the French Capital.

"A very memorable sporting performance and a special medal!" the Prime Minister said in his social media post.

"Congratulations to Kapil Parmar, as he becomes the first-ever Indian to win a medal in Judo at the Paralympics. Congrats to him for winning a Bronze in the Men's 60kg J1 event at the #Paralympics2024! Best wishes for his endeavours ahead," the Prime Minister wrote in a media post on Thursday.