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Paralympics: PM Modi congratulates Devendra Jhajharia

| | Sep 14, 2016, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian Paralaympian Devendra Jhajharia after the latter clinched the gold medal in men's javelin throw event.

"Congratulations to Devendra Jhajharia for the historic and well-deserved Gold at the #Paralympics. We are very proud of him. #Rio2016," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.

This is Jhajharia's second Paralympic gold medal.

He had won his earlier gold in 2004 Athens Paralympics.

He smashed his own world record to throw  63.97 metres in the final which won him the gold.

India has won two golds, one silver and a bronze in the ongoing Rio Paralympics.

Guo Chunliang of China won silver.

The bronze medal went to Sri Lanka's Herath Mudiyanselage.


 

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