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Para athlete Sundar Gurjar picks Paris Grand Prix over Arjuna ceremony
Updated On: 29 August, 2019 07:38 AM IST | | Harit N Joshi
India's para-athlete Sundar Gurjar, a javelin and discus thrower, will be missing the function where he would have received the Arjuna Award
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India's javelin and discus thrower Sundar Gurjar
Some of the country's leading sportspersons will be honoured by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, on the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand. It's a moment to cherish for athletes all of whom look forward to the glittering ceremony in New Delhi.
Crucial event
However, India's para-athlete Sundar Gurjar, a javelin and discus thrower, will be missing the function where he would have received the Arjuna Award. He is participating in the World Para Athletics Paris Grand Prix (August 29-30). This is the last event before the all-important World Para Championships in Dubai (November 7-15) and Gurjar was keen to compete as he aims to break compatriot Devendra Jhanjhariya world record of 63.97m he achieved at the Rio Paralympics in F46 category.
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