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Devendra Jhajharia clinches silver in the men's javelin throw event at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Last updated on - Aug 30, 2021, 16:02 IST

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Devendra Jhajharia won his third medal— a silver at the Paralympic Games.
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Devendra Jhajharia clinches silver in the men's javelin throw event at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

It is a moment of pride for India, as one after another, the athletes are making exemplary podium finishes. Paralympic star Devendra Jhajharia won a silver medal in the men's javelin throw, F46 final event at Tokyo with his best throw of 64.35. India's Sundar Singh Gurjar settled for bronze in the same event with his best throw of 64.01. Jhajharia started slow with two average throws of over 60m mark but his third throw went 64.35m, reigniting hopes of a medal. The 40-year-old is already the country's greatest Paralympian as he won gold medals in the 2004 and 2016 Games, pulling off the best throw of 64.35m for the silver medal. His win helped him surpass his own world and Games record of 63.97m which he had set at the 2016 Paralympics. Post his medal win, he thanked everyone who supported him and said that it was his late father's dream to see his son win a third medal at the Games. Many sports personalities have taken to social media to congratulate Jhajharia. Javelin thrower and Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra too lauded him. He tweeted, "Devendra bhai sahab: you are such an inspiration to all of us Congratulations on your 3rd #Paralympics medal!" Jhajharia's medal is one of the four medals that Indian athletes won at the Paralympics in the morning on August 30, stretching the country's tally to seven medals.

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