Rio de Janeiro: Devendra Jhajharia, Javelin thrower became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics after he broke his own world record to clinch the top honours at the Rio Games here.
Devendra, whose previous best was 62.15 metres, in the 2004 Games upped his mark with an attempt of 63.97 meters at the Olympic Stadium (Engenhao).
Congratulations to Devendra Jhajharia for the historic and well-deserved Gold at the #Paralympics. We are very proud of him. #Rio2016
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 14, 2016
Devendra had won Gold in the 2004 Athens games and has beaten his own record to finish on top on the men’s F46 event.
Thangavelu Mariyappan had earlier struck gold in the men’s high jump, while Varun Bhati had secured a bronze in the same event. Later, Deepa Malik won silver in the women’s shot put event to add to the tally.
Golden moment for #India! Congrats to #DevendraJhajharia for Gold in #Paralympics Javelin throw & a new world record pic.twitter.com/FFK9WfSLQJ
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) September 14, 2016
With these victories, India now has two gold’s, one silver and a bronze in the ongoing edition of the Paralympics.
