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PCI prez Deepa Malik elated at historic recommendations for National awards
Updated On: 01 November, 2021 08:57 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
India’s paralympians finished their campaign in Tokyo with an unprecedented 19 medals, including five gold, and signed off 24th in the overall tally -the highest ever
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Deepa Malik
Elated by the record-breaking recommendations of para-athletes for this year’s National Sports Awards, Deepa Malik, the president of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), feels that her dreams are being realised and it’s heartening to see para-athletes get equal respect and appreciation.
The announcement of the national sports awards was delayed in order to consider the performances of para-athletes at the Tokyo Paralympics, held from August 24 to September 5 and India had phenomenal performances at the mega-event. India’s paralympians finished their campaign in Tokyo with an unprecedented 19 medals, including five gold, and signed off 24th in the overall tally —the highest ever.
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