Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a heartwarming moment with India’s Paris Paralympics champions during a special meeting on Thursday, September 12. He hosted the Paralympians at his residence in New Delhi. PM Modi congratulated them on their remarkable achievements. The beautiful gesture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Paralympic gold medalist Navdeep Singh is going viral.
PM Modi’s Heartwarming Gesture For Navdeep Singh
In a touching gesture, Prime Minister Modi sat on the floor so that javelin gold medalist Navdeep Singh could comfortably place a gifted cap on his head. In the special meeting, the javelin thrower gifted a blue cap to the Prime Minister. To which PM sat down on the floor to accept his gift. This beautiful gesture left everyone around them in admiration. The Prime Minister made sure that Navdeep did not feel uncomfortable offering respect to him.
After Navdeep presented Narendra Modi with the blue cap, he requested him to sign his jacket. The Prime Minister signed his jacket on the left side, as it was his throwing arm. Narendra Modi shared this incident through an Instagram post and wrote,
“A very touching gesture by my friend and India’s pride, Navdeep Singh!”
Following his Gold medal victory, PM Modi asked Navdeep Singh about the viral video. Navdeep replied,
“Last time, I had finished fourth. Before leaving for Paris, I had promised you, so the promise has been fulfilled.”
He surely made the nation proud in every possible way. Later, PM Modi humorously asked Navdeep whether he felt taller when the Prime Minister sat on the floor to accept the special gift.
PM asked, “Lag raha na tum mujhse bade hona?” (Do you feel taller than me now?)
Who Is Navdeep Singh?
Navdeep Singh is a Paralympic javelin gold medalist. He was born in a small village in Haryana’s Panipat district. Navdeep has faced many challenges in his life, which include harsh taunts and insults due to dwarfism. He is four feet, four inches tall. He was often teased with names like ‘Bauna.’ But he never took it to his head and always chose the positive path. His parents soon understood he had dwarfism issues, but Dalbir Singh (father), a national-level wrestler, never setback and always supported Navdeep.
Navdeep started his journey in 2016 when he was inspired by Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. Navdeep focused on the para-javelin throw. He was inspired by Para-athlete Sandeep Chaudhary. Under his guidance, he nurtured his skills and won gold at the Asian Youth Para Games 2017 in Dubai. This achievement gave a boost to his career.
Gold Medal At Paris Paralympics
Navdeep is 23 years old and competed in the F41 category. This category is for those athletes who are of short stature. In 2024, Navdeep won gold at the Paris Paralympics with a personal best throw of 47.32 meters. This even crossed the previous Paralympic record, which was by China’s Pengxiang Sun from Tokyo 2021.
Navdeep was initially declared a silver medalist, which was later upgraded to gold. It was due to Sadegh Bait Sayah’s disqualification for violating the code of conduct.
Speaking to the Paralympic Committee of India, Navdeep expressed his thoughts on equality; he said, “We deserve the same respect; I too have brought glory to the country.” He even added, saying his target is to change the perception of society. He said people with disabilities should not be mocked.
With so much pride, he concluded by saying, “We can also make our country proud.”
This achievement has shut out all the critics and proved that hard work and self-belief pay off.
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