Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia wins gold at Rio Paralympics
Q. Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch how many gold medals at the Rio Paralympics?- Published on 15 Sep 16a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
ANSWER: 2
Devendra Jhajharia won the log medal at the men’s F46 event.
- He became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics
- He broke his own world record to clinch the medal
- He also won a previous gold in the 2004 Athens Games
- His previous best was 62.15m which he had achieved in the 2004 Games
- In the 2016 Games, he improved the mark with an attempt of 63.97m
- World No.1 from China Chunking Guo won the silver while Sri Lanka’s Herath Priyantha grabbed the bronze
- India now has two gold, one silver and one bronze in the current edition of the Paralympics Games
- While Thangavelue Mariyappan struck gold in the men’s high jump, Varun Bhati secured bronze in the same event. Deepa Malik won the silver medal in the women’s short putt event.
- Jhajharia is currently being supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.
