News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraPrime Minister Narendra Modi met India's para-athletes in New Delhi and praised their record Asian Para Games campaign. The 114 medals placed India fourth overall.
The haul was 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze, up from just 14 medals in 2010. The squad also set five world and nine Asian records, and 36 of the 61 first-timers came home with medals.
Modi urged them to use this as a stepping stone to Los Angeles 2028 and pointed to a sports goods manufacturing scheme worth over Rs 1,800 crore.
