Indian Athlete Nidhi Mishra won a Bronze medal in Discus throw event at Para Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia earlier this year.
Nidhi was a part of Indian contingent and claimed a bronze medal, covering a personal distance of 21.82 meters. She participated in women’s discus throw F11 category classified for visual impairment.
A total of 188 Indian athletes participated in the 3rd edition of Asian Para Games.
Indian contingent had put on a grand show and won a total of 72 medals in the Games, fifteen of these are gold, 24 silver, and 33 bronze. India finished 9th in the overall medals tally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with medal winners of the Asian Para Games, including Nidhi Mishra.
Every Indian is proud of our contingent at the 2018 Asian Para Games. Each athlete’s life journey inspires us and we all wish them the very best for their endeavours in the years to come! pic.twitter.com/MVtbfO1l9c
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 16, 2018
“PM Modi’s Tweet about my achievement was very important and it has given me a lot of confidence,” says Nidhi. She also speaks about Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s facilitation and how emphatic it was. Nidhi says that Sports Minister being himself a former international level sportsperson understands our genuine requirements and needs, and his interest to promote sports is commendable.
PM Modi tweeted about Nidhi’s achievement and said, “Nidhi Mishra has made India proud by bringing laurels home. She won the Bronze Medal in the Women’s Discus throw event at the Asian Para Games 2018. She is an inspiration for all of us.”
Nidhi Mishra has made India proud by bringing laurels home. She won the Bronze Medal in the Women’s Discus throw event at the Asian Para Games 2018. She is an inspiration for all of us. pic.twitter.com/DJ4kjcZvZN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 16, 2018
Nidhi is a Ph.D. student from Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi and also fought the Student’s Union election for President Post this year.
International para-athlete stands for the post of president post in JNUSU
