Avani Lekhara shattered the Paralympics record by winning the gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event in Paris 2024 on Friday. She became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in the Paralympics history.
Neeraj Chopra clinched a silver medal at the Olympics 2024 after sending a throw of 89.45m in the Paris Games. Neeraj has not been able to breach the 90m mark with his best throw being 89.94m. Devendra Jhjharia has backed Neeraj to breach the mark by a good margin.
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Devendra Jhajharia won two gold medals for India at the Paralympics during his playing career. He bagged his first Paralympics gold in Athens in 2004 and the second on in Rio in 2016. He also claimed a silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympics.
Paralympic javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia was the first Indian athlete to win two Gold medals in the Paralympic Games and won the silver in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. Jhajharia also holds medals in the IPC World Championships and Asian Para Games.
Legendary javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia on Monday became the first para athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award.
The multiple Paralympics gold medallist and world champion was on Tuesday named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour in the country.
Forty-year old Jhajharia has two gold medals in the javelin competition of Paralympic Games, 2004 Athens and more recently in Rio 2016.
Jhajharia won a silver medal at the recent Tokyo Games, adding to the two gold medals he had won in the 2004 and 2016 editions.
After clinching medals at Tokyo Paralympics 2020, India's Para-athletes received a rousing welcome at the Delhi airport on September 2. Hundreds of sports lovers welcomed Sumit Antil, Devendra Jhajharia and Yogesh Kathunia at the airport. Sumit Antil won gold in the men's javelin throw (Sport Class F64) at National Stadium in Tokyo. Indian javelin throwers Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar won silver and bronze respectively in the men's Standing Javelin (F46) at National Stadium in Tokyo on August 30. India produced its best-ever performance at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
His father passed away last year after being diagnosed with cancer. He was not by his side at that time and it rankles him.
His gold medal with a world record in the 2004 Athens Paralympics had almost gone unnoticed but Jhajharia is happy with the hype before the Tokyo Games.
Jhajharia won his first gold in F-46 category in 2004 Athens Paralympics and then had to wait for another 12 years for his second yellow metal in 2016 Rio Games.
Jhajharia won the gold medal in the F-46 javelin throw event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics and followed it up with another at the 2016 Games in Rio.
Javelin thrower Jhajharia is the only Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals (2004 and 2016) - while star mid-fielder Sardar Singh has been the architect of India hockey team's many victories in the last few years.
Known for his terrific fitness levels not only in India but worldwide, Sardar was included in the 18-man FIH All Star team in 2010 and 2011.
The 36-year-old Jhajharia, who is the first Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals in javelin throw event, was the first choice of the awards selection committee headed by Justice (Retd) C K Thakkar.
Devendra Jhajharia, who has emerged as the new poster boy of Indian athletics after bettering his own World record to claim his second Paralympics gold, feels it is his "willpower" which kept him going despite all the hardships.
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